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The Future

New · Science Fiction, Fiction, Dystopia

The Future

by Naomi Alderman

2023 · 432 pages · Fiction

25 New ★ 3.84 on Goodreads · 26K ratings

≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (science fiction) finalist (2023). 3.84★ from 26K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

25Must-Read Score

Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
Readers26 out of 100 · counts 50%+15
Buzz37 out of 100 · counts 15%+6

Where it ranks

#111 of the 127 science fiction books we rank
#633 of the 730 new books we rank
#1237 of the 1,344 books we rank

Shortlisted

Goodreads Choice (science fiction) finalist (2023)

Reads as

Thought-provoking, Adventurous, Dark

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