My Brilliant FriendModern · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Italy
My Brilliant Friend
2011 · 331 pages · Fiction
65
Modern
★ 4.06 on Goodreads · 522K ratings
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. 4.06★ from 522K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
65Must-Read Score
- Critics70 out of 100 · counts 35%+28
- Readers65 out of 100 · counts 50%+37
- 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
- #36 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #48 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #150 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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