RedshirtsModern · Science Fiction, Fiction, Humor
Redshirts
2012 · 320 pages · Fiction
35
Modern
★ 3.87 on Goodreads · 122K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award winner (2013). 3.87★ from 122K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
35Must-Read Score
- Readers22 out of 100 · counts 40%+10
- Critics56 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+21
- Bestseller26 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- Buzz1 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
- #11 of the 17 humor books we rank
- #96 of the 141 science fiction books we rank
- #462 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1005 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- Hugo Award winner (2013)
Reads as
Adventurous, Funny, Epic
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