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The Book That Wouldn’t Burn
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The Book That Wouldn’t Burn

by Mark Lawrence
2023 · 559 pages · Fiction
33 New ★ 3.94 on Goodreads · 47K ratings
≈ 14 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (fantasy) finalist (2023). 3.94★ from 47K Goodreads ratings.

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33Must-Read Score
  • Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
  • Readers41 out of 100 · counts 50%+23
  • Buzz37 out of 100 · counts 15%+6

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