I Know This Much Is TrueModern · Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction
I Know This Much Is True
1998 · 891 pages · Fiction
58
Modern
★ 4.21 on Goodreads · 336K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 22 hours to read · about 6 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (3 weeks at #1). 4.21★ from 336K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
58Must-Read Score
- Readers81 out of 100 · counts 40%+36
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller60 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+22
- 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
- #26 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #126 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #297 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (3 weeks at #1)
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