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Priestdaddy
Modern · Memoir, Nonfiction, Religion

Priestdaddy

by Patricia Lockwood
2017 · 336 pages · Nonfiction
30 Modern ★ 3.85 on Goodreads · 28K ratings
≈ 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. 3.85★ from 28K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

30Must-Read Score
  • Critics41 out of 100 · counts 35%+16
  • Readers24 out of 100 · counts 50%+14
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.

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True story, Funny, Moving

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