Pilgrim at Tinker CreekClassic · Nonfiction, Nature, Memoir
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
1974 · 288 pages · Nonfiction
59
Classic
★ 4.07 on Goodreads · 31K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) winner (1975). On the Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction list. 4.07★ from 31K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
59Must-Read Score
- Readers57 out of 100 · counts 40%+26
- Critics86 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+31
- Bestseller15 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- 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
- #23 of the 87 science and ideas books we rank
- #54 of the 168 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #111 of the 520 classics we rank
- #281 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) winner (1975)
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking, Moving
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