The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated PrimerModern · Science Fiction, Fiction, Cyberpunk
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
1995 · 499 pages · Fiction
60
Modern
★ 4.16 on Goodreads · 94K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Hugo Award winner (1996). 4.16★ from 94K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
60Must-Read Score
- Readers72 out of 100 · counts 40%+32
- Critics67 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+24
- Bestseller23 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- 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
- #25 of the 141 science fiction books we rank
- #108 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #254 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- Hugo Award winner (1996)
Shortlisted
- Nebula Award finalist (1996)
Reads as
Adventurous
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