The City & the CityModern · Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction
The City & the City
2009 · 384 pages · Fiction
39
Modern
★ 3.89 on Goodreads · 83K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award winner (2010). 3.89★ from 83K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
39Must-Read Score
- Readers26 out of 100 · counts 40%+12
- Critics67 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+24
- Bestseller22 out of 100 · counts 14%+3
- 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
- #78 of the 131 fantasy books we rank
- #78 of the 141 science fiction books we rank
- #384 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #849 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- Hugo Award winner (2010)
Shortlisted
- Nebula Award finalist (2009)
Reads as
Gripping, Adventurous
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