HamnetModern · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical
Hamnet
2020 · 345 pages · Fiction
66
Modern
★ 4.20 on Goodreads · 526K ratings
Critics' pick · Lifetime bestseller
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Fiction) winner (2020). 4.20★ from 526K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
66Must-Read Score
- Readers80 out of 100 · counts 40%+37
- Critics56 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+20
- Bestseller43 out of 100 · counts 14%+7
- Buzz14 out of 100 · counts 15%+2
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
- #36 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #67 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #158 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- NBCC Award (Fiction) winner (2020)
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