Service ModelNew · Science Fiction, Fiction, Dystopia
Service Model
2024 · 384 pages · Fiction
39
New
★ 4.03 on Goodreads · 26K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award finalist (2025). 4.03★ from 26K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
39Must-Read Score
- Readers37 out of 100 · counts 40%+17
- Critics25 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller6 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- Buzz72 out of 100 · counts 15%+12
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
- #81 of the 141 science fiction books we rank
- #132 of the 219 new books we rank
- #865 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Hugo Award finalist (2025)
- Goodreads Choice (science fiction) finalist (2024)
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Funny, Dark
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