Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden BraidClassic · Science, Nonfiction, Philosophy
Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
1979 · 777 pages · Nonfiction
77
Classic
★ 4.28 on Goodreads · 54K ratings
≈ 19 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) winner (1980) and 1 more win. 4.28★ from 54K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
77Must-Read Score
- Critics79 out of 100 · counts 35%+31
- Readers81 out of 100 · counts 50%+46
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #3 of the 100 science and ideas books we rank
- #9 of the 296 classics we rank
- #31 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) winner (1980)
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1980)
Reads as
Thought-provoking, True story
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