The FriendModern · Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary
The Friend
2018 · 212 pages · Fiction
35
Modern
★ 3.71 on Goodreads · 64K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 5 hours to read · about 10 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) winner (2018). On the NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 3.71★ from 64K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
35Must-Read Score
- Readers2 out of 100 · counts 40%+1
- Critics85 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+30
- Bestseller19 out of 100 · counts 14%+3
- Buzz7 out of 100 · counts 15%+1
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
- #135 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #445 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #976 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Fiction) winner (2018)
On the lists
- NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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