ShameClassic · Fiction, Magical Realism, India
Shame
1983 · 320 pages · Fiction
22
Classic
★ 3.87 on Goodreads · 13K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize finalist (1983). 3.87★ from 13K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
22Must-Read Score
- Readers21 out of 100 · counts 40%+10
- Critics32 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+11
- Bestseller5 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- 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.
Where it ranks
- #121 of the 131 fantasy books we rank
- #502 of the 519 classics we rank
- #1309 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Booker Prize finalist (1983)
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