The BottomsModern · Mystery, Horror, Fiction
The Bottoms
2000 · 328 pages · Fiction
52
Modern
★ 4.18 on Goodreads · 10K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Edgar Award winner (2001). 4.18★ from 10K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
52Must-Read Score
- Readers76 out of 100 · counts 40%+35
- Critics49 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+17
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- 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
- #15 of the 69 horror books we rank
- #31 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #206 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #468 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- Edgar Award winner (2001)
Reads as
Gripping, Dark
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