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House of Sticks
New · Memoir, Nonfiction, Biography

House of Sticks

by Ly Tran
2021 · 368 pages · Nonfiction
44 New ★ 4.36 on Goodreads · 5K ratings
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (memoir autobiography) finalist (2021). 4.36★ from 5K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

44Must-Read Score
  • Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
  • Readers65 out of 100 · counts 50%+37
  • Buzz19 out of 100 · counts 15%+3

Where it ranks

Shortlisted

Reads as

True story, Moving

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