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Cover of Sing You Home by Jodi PicoultSing You Home
Modern · Fiction, Contemporary, LGBT

Sing You Home

by Jodi Picoult
2011 · 477 pages · Fiction
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

What it's about

After ten years of infertility end her marriage, music therapist Zoe Baxter falls in love with another woman and wants to start a family, but her ex-husband, Max, stands in the way.

Why it's worth reading

It was a #1 New York Times bestseller and spent 31 weeks on the lists.

You'll love it if you liked

Good to know

It's a family drama.

By the numbers

57.1Must-Read Score
  • Readers14 out of 100 · counts 42%
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
  • Bestseller44 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%

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. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.

Where it ranks

Why it made the list

Bestseller
#1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1)31 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists since 2011

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Quick answers

Is Sing You Home worth reading?

Yes. It was a #1 New York Times bestseller and spent 31 weeks on the lists. It ranks #2,787 of the 3,056 books in our ranking, with a Must-Read Score of 57.1 (the best book we found scores 99).

What is Sing You Home about?

After ten years of infertility end her marriage, music therapist Zoe Baxter falls in love with another woman and wants to start a family, but her ex-husband, Max, stands in the way.

How long does it take to read Sing You Home?

About 12 hours (477 pages), or about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day.

What should I read after Sing You Home?

If you liked it, try Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult, Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult or The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult.