The Dictionary of Lost WordsModern · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical
The Dictionary of Lost Words
2020 · 376 pages · Fiction
33
Modern
★ 4.01 on Goodreads · 205K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (historical fiction) finalist (2021). 4.01★ from 205K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
33Must-Read Score
- Readers48 out of 100 · counts 40%+22
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller30 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+11
- 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.
On our reserve shelf: it's well reviewed, but isn't currently a prize winner, a lifetime bestseller or a book everyone's talking about, so we don't rank it. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (historical fiction) finalist (2021)
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