The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 TangosModern · Poetry, Fiction, Essays
The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos
2001 · 161 pages · Nonfiction
50
Modern
★ 4.19 on Goodreads · 10K ratings
≈ 4 hours to read · about 8 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 4.19★ from 10K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
50Must-Read Score
- Critics41 out of 100 · counts 35%+16
- Readers60 out of 100 · counts 50%+34
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Where it ranks
- #168 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #541 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Reads as
Moving, Thought-provoking
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