Half of a Yellow SunModern · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Africa
Half of a Yellow Sun
2006 · 435 pages · Fiction
64
Modern
★ 4.34 on Goodreads · 194K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 4.34★ from 194K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
64Must-Read Score
- Readers92 out of 100 · counts 40%+41
- Critics51 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+18
- Bestseller30 out of 100 · counts 14%+5
- 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
- #41 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #77 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #181 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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