The Beet QueenClassic · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Native American
The Beet Queen
1986 · 331 pages · Fiction
20
Classic
★ 3.87 on Goodreads · 15K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (1986). 3.87★ from 15K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
20Must-Read Score
- Readers21 out of 100 · counts 40%+10
- Critics25 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller6 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
- #236 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #509 of the 519 classics we rank
- #1337 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (1986)
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