Good DirtNew · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction
Good Dirt
2025 · 355 pages · Fiction
43
New
★ 3.97 on Goodreads · 71K ratings
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (historical fiction) finalist (2025). 3.97★ from 71K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
43Must-Read Score
- Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
- Readers47 out of 100 · counts 50%+27
- Buzz72 out of 100 · counts 15%+12
Where it ranks
- #123 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #156 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #348 of the 730 new books we rank
- #786 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (historical fiction) finalist (2025)
Reads as
Moving, Gripping
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