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Runaway: Stories
Modern · Short Stories, Fiction, Canada

Runaway: Stories

by Alice Munro
2004 · 335 pages · Fiction
40 Modern ★ 3.96 on Goodreads · 29K ratings
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

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On the NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 3.96★ from 29K Goodreads ratings.

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40Must-Read Score
  • Critics49 out of 100 · counts 35%+19
  • Readers36 out of 100 · counts 50%+21
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

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