The CorrectionsModern · Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction
The Corrections
2001 · 653 pages · Fiction
58
Modern
★ 3.85 on Goodreads · 205K ratings
≈ 16 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) winner (2001). On 3 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.85★ from 205K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
58Must-Read Score
- Critics94 out of 100 · counts 35%+38
- Readers36 out of 100 · counts 50%+20
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #45 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #106 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #303 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Fiction) winner (2001)
Shortlisted
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist (2002)
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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