On Writing: A Memoir of the CraftModern · Nonfiction, Writing, Memoir
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
2000 · 320 pages · Nonfiction
65
Modern
★ 4.34 on Goodreads · 330K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 4.34★ from 330K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
65Must-Read Score
- Readers92 out of 100 · counts 40%+42
- Critics51 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+18
- Bestseller33 out of 100 · counts 14%+5
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Where it ranks
- #38 of the 168 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #72 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #172 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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