ParadiseModern · Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction
Paradise
1997 · 495 pages · Fiction
24
Modern
★ 3.87 on Goodreads · 30K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (3 weeks at #1). 3.87★ from 30K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
24Must-Read Score
- Readers22 out of 100 · counts 40%+10
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller39 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+14
- 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
- #227 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #582 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1260 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (3 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Moving, Thought-provoking
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