The Bright YearsNew · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
The Bright Years
2025 · 288 pages · Fiction
60
New
★ 4.22 on Goodreads · 229K ratings
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (historical fiction) finalist (2025). 4.22★ from 229K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
60Must-Read Score
- Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
- Readers77 out of 100 · counts 50%+44
- Buzz72 out of 100 · counts 15%+12
Where it ranks
- #33 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #53 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #76 of the 730 new books we rank
- #252 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (historical fiction) finalist (2025)
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