The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying TimesNew · Nonfiction, Nature, Science
The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times
2021 · 252 pages · Nonfiction
33
New
★ 4.22 on Goodreads · 26K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (nonfiction) finalist (2021). 4.22★ from 26K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
33Must-Read Score
- Readers69 out of 100 · counts 40%+31
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller6 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+2
- 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's well reviewed, but isn't currently a prize winner, a lifetime bestseller or a book everyone's talking about, so we don't rank it. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (nonfiction) finalist (2021)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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