The Age of GriefClassic · Short Stories, Fiction, Literary Fiction
The Age of Grief
1987 · 183 pages · Fiction
10
Classic
★ 3.70 on Goodreads · 4K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 5 hours to read · about 10 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (1987). 3.70★ from 4K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
10Must-Read Score
- Readers2 out of 100 · counts 40%+1
- Critics25 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- 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.
On our reserve shelf: it hasn't collected enough Goodreads ratings yet for us to rank it alongside the Must-Read 50 pool. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (1987)
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