Halting StateModern · Science Fiction, Fiction, Cyberpunk
Halting State
2007 · 324 pages · Fiction
15
Modern
★ 3.80 on Goodreads · 13K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award finalist (2008). 3.80★ from 13K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
15Must-Read Score
- Readers11 out of 100 · counts 40%+5
- Critics25 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+10
- Bestseller2 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- 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
- #137 of the 140 science fiction books we rank
- #651 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1380 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Hugo Award finalist (2008)
Reads as
Gripping, Adventurous
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