Hell of a BookNew · Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Hell of a Book
2021 · 323 pages · Fiction
44
New
★ 4.03 on Goodreads · 30K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) winner (2021). 4.03★ from 30K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
44Must-Read Score
- Readers37 out of 100 · counts 40%+17
- Critics63 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+23
- Bestseller8 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- Buzz19 out of 100 · counts 15%+3
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
- #85 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #115 of the 219 new books we rank
- #725 of the 1,404 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Fiction) winner (2021)
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