Riddley WalkerClassic · Fiction, Science Fiction, Post Apocalyptic
Riddley Walker
1980 · 220 pages · Fiction
37
Classic
★ 4.01 on Goodreads · 9K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (1981). 4.01★ from 9K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
37Must-Read Score
- Readers47 out of 100 · counts 40%+22
- Critics43 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+15
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- 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.
On our reserve shelf: it hasn't collected enough Goodreads ratings yet for us to rank it alongside the Must-Read 50 pool. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (1981)
- Nebula Award finalist (1981)
Reads as
Dark, Thought-provoking, Adventurous
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