The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the WorldNew · Nonfiction, History, Biography
The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World
2022 · 416 pages · Nonfiction
54
New
★ 4.36 on Goodreads · 27K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Baillie Gifford Prize finalist (2022). 4.36★ from 27K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
54Must-Read Score
- Readers87 out of 100 · counts 40%+40
- Critics24 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller6 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- Buzz26 out of 100 · counts 15%+4
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
- #82 of the 168 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #85 of the 154 history books we rank
- #68 of the 219 new books we rank
- #420 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Baillie Gifford Prize finalist (2022)
- Goodreads Choice (history biography) finalist (2022)
Reads as
True story
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