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Point Counter Point
Classic · Fiction, Classics, Literature

Point Counter Point

by Aldous Huxley
1928 · 432 pages · Fiction
30 Classic ★ 3.86 on Goodreads · 12K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

On the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list. 3.86★ from 12K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

30Must-Read Score
  • Readers20 out of 100 · counts 40%+9
  • Critics59 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+20
  • Bestseller4 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

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