The Memory PoliceModern · Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopia
The Memory Police
2020 · 274 pages · Fiction
57.8Must-Read
Score Modern
Score Modern
Critics' pick
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
By the numbers
57.8Must-Read Score
- Readers11 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics27 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller34 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz14 out of 100 · counts 10%
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. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
- #267 of the 313 science fiction books we rank
- #1401 of the 1,573 modern books we rank
- #2556 of the 2,816 books we rank
Why it made the list
Shortlisted
International Booker Prize finalist (2020)
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Moving, Dark
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