Job: A Comedy of JusticeClassic · Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction
Job: A Comedy of Justice
1984 · 393 pages · Fiction
21
Classic
★ 3.78 on Goodreads · 19K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award finalist (1985). 3.78★ from 19K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
21Must-Read Score
- Readers10 out of 100 · counts 40%+4
- Critics43 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+16
- Bestseller9 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- 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
- #124 of the 131 fantasy books we rank
- #127 of the 140 science fiction books we rank
- #504 of the 519 classics we rank
- #1315 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Hugo Award finalist (1985)
- Nebula Award finalist (1984)
Reads as
Funny, Epic, Adventurous
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