PastoraliaModern · Short Stories, Fiction, Humor
Pastoralia
2000 · 188 pages · Fiction
48
Modern
★ 4.05 on Goodreads · 28K ratings
≈ 5 hours to read · about 10 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 4.05★ from 28K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
48Must-Read Score
- Critics49 out of 100 · counts 35%+19
- Readers49 out of 100 · counts 50%+29
- 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
- #3 of the 8 humor books we rank
- #184 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #629 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Reads as
Funny, Uplifting, Thought-provoking
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