GrantModern · History, Biography, Nonfiction
Grant
2017 · 1485 pages · Nonfiction
59
Modern
★ 4.50 on Goodreads · 48K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 37 hours to read · about 11 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (2 weeks at #1). 4.50★ from 48K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
59Must-Read Score
- Readers99 out of 100 · counts 40%+45
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller39 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+14
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #56 of the 168 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #66 of the 154 history books we rank
- #123 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #288 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (2 weeks at #1)
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