House of Sand and FogModern · Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction
House of Sand and Fog
1999 · 368 pages · Fiction
24
Modern
★ 3.86 on Goodreads · 138K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (1999). 3.86★ from 138K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
24Must-Read Score
- Readers20 out of 100 · counts 40%+9
- Critics30 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+11
- Bestseller27 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- 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
- #188 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #584 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1264 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (1999)
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