Tenth of December: StoriesModern · Short Stories, Fiction, Literary Fiction
Tenth of December: Stories
2013 · 272 pages · Fiction
58
Modern
★ 3.98 on Goodreads · 85K ratings
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (2013). On 2 canon lists, including NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. 3.98★ from 85K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
58Must-Read Score
- Critics77 out of 100 · counts 35%+31
- Readers47 out of 100 · counts 50%+27
- Buzz1 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Where it ranks
- #48 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #109 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #317 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (2013)
On the lists
- NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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