The Cost of LivingModern · Nonfiction, Memoir, Feminism
The Cost of Living
2018 · 144 pages · Nonfiction
52
Modern
★ 4.17 on Goodreads · 26K ratings
≈ 4 hours to read · about 8 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 4.17★ from 26K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
52Must-Read Score
- Critics41 out of 100 · counts 35%+16
- Readers62 out of 100 · counts 50%+36
- 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
- #88 of the 207 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #156 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #488 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Reads as
Thought-provoking, True story, Moving
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