Small IslandModern · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Historical
Small Island
2004 · 441 pages · Fiction
44
Modern
★ 4.02 on Goodreads · 39K ratings
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 4.02★ from 39K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
44Must-Read Score
- Critics41 out of 100 · counts 35%+16
- Readers47 out of 100 · counts 50%+28
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #149 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #218 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #760 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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