The Constant GardenerModern · Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
The Constant Gardener
2001 · 570 pages · Fiction
27
Modern
★ 3.83 on Goodreads · 32K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 14 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 3.83★ from 32K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
27Must-Read Score
- Readers16 out of 100 · counts 40%+7
- Critics51 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+18
- Bestseller13 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- 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
- #178 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #553 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1195 of the 1,404 books we rank
On the lists
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Reads as
Gripping
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