The Book of Night WomenModern · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical
The Book of Night Women
2009 · 417 pages · Fiction
52
Modern
★ 4.36 on Goodreads · 16K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (2009). 4.36★ from 16K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
52Must-Read Score
- Readers93 out of 100 · counts 40%+42
- Critics25 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller4 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
- #93 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #210 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #473 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (2009)
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Moving
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