Speak, MemoryClassic · Nonfiction, Memoir, Biography
Speak, Memory
1966 · 316 pages · Nonfiction
49
Classic
★ 4.08 on Goodreads · 18K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction list. 4.08★ from 18K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
49Must-Read Score
- Readers58 out of 100 · counts 40%+27
- Critics59 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+21
- Bestseller9 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
- #99 of the 168 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #224 of the 520 classics we rank
- #565 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction
Reads as
True story, Moving
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