LitModern · Memoir, Nonfiction, Biography
Lit
2009 · 386 pages · Nonfiction
24
Modern
★ 3.94 on Goodreads · 29K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Memoir) finalist (2009). 3.94★ from 29K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
24Must-Read Score
- Readers33 out of 100 · counts 40%+15
- Critics21 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+7
- Bestseller11 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- 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
- #154 of the 168 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #578 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1253 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Memoir) finalist (2009)
Reads as
True story, Moving
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