Motherhood: Second Oldest ProfessionClassic · Humor, Nonfiction, Parenting
Motherhood: Second Oldest Profession
1983 · 177 pages · Nonfiction
40
Classic
★ 4.04 on Goodreads · 3K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 4 hours to read · about 8 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (21 weeks at #1). 4.04★ from 3K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
40Must-Read Score
- Readers52 out of 100 · counts 40%+24
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller44 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+16
- 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.
On our reserve shelf: it hasn't collected enough Goodreads ratings yet for us to rank it alongside the Must-Read 50 pool. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (21 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Funny, Practical, Thought-provoking
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