Nickel and DimedModern · Nonfiction, Sociology, Politics
Nickel and Dimed
2001 · 240 pages · Nonfiction
33
Modern
★ 3.66 on Goodreads · 197K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 6 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. 3.66★ from 197K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
33Must-Read Score
- Readers1 out of 100 · counts 40%+0
- Critics80 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+28
- Bestseller30 out of 100 · counts 14%+5
- 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
- #39 of the 48 politics books we rank
- #475 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1030 of the 1,404 books we rank
On the lists
- NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Reads as
Thought-provoking, True story
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