IronweedClassic · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics
Ironweed
1983 · 208 pages · Fiction
52
Classic
★ 3.87 on Goodreads · 18K ratings
≈ 5 hours to read · about 10 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1984) and 1 more win. On the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list. 3.87★ from 18K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
52Must-Read Score
- Critics88 out of 100 · counts 35%+35
- Readers30 out of 100 · counts 50%+17
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #91 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #140 of the 296 classics we rank
- #468 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1984)
- NBCC Award (Fiction) winner (1983)
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
Moving, Thought-provoking
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