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Modern
★ 4.04 on Goodreads · 31K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 13 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (2008). 4.04★ from 31K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
43Must-Read Score
- Readers53 out of 100 · counts 40%+24
- Critics47 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+17
- Bestseller13 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- 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
- #86 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #160 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #334 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #745 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (2008)
- NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (2008)
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