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Harlem Shuffle

New · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Crime

Harlem Shuffle

by Colson Whitehead

2021 · 318 pages · Fiction

26 New ★ 3.73 on Goodreads · 87K ratings

≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (2021). 3.73★ from 87K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

26Must-Read Score

Critics27 out of 100 · counts 35%+11
Readers21 out of 100 · counts 50%+12
Buzz19 out of 100 · counts 15%+3

Where it ranks

#107 of the 140 mysteries and thrillers we rank
#233 of the 256 historical novels we rank
#596 of the 730 new books we rank
#1192 of the 1,344 books we rank

Shortlisted

NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (2021)
Goodreads Choice (mystery thriller) finalist (2021)

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Gripping

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