State of Wonder
Modern · Fiction, Adventure, Science Fiction
State of Wonder
2011 · 280 pages · Fiction
65.9Must-Read
Score Modern
Score Modern
Critics' pick · Lifetime bestseller
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Women's Prize for Fiction finalist (2012). 68 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists since 2011.
By the numbers
65.9Must-Read Score
- Readers32 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics25 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller53 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz1 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
- #175 of the 313 science fiction books we rank
- #953 of the 1,575 modern books we rank
- #1761 of the 2,819 books we rank
Bestseller
- 68 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists since 2011
Shortlisted
- Women's Prize for Fiction finalist (2012)
Reads as
Adventurous, Thought-provoking, Moving
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