The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of DepressionModern · Nonfiction, Psychology, Mental Health
The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression
2000 · 576 pages · Nonfiction
67
Modern
★ 4.19 on Goodreads · 16K ratings
≈ 14 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (2001). On the Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century list. 4.19★ from 16K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
67Must-Read Score
- Critics78 out of 100 · counts 35%+31
- Readers62 out of 100 · counts 50%+36
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #10 of the 100 science and ideas books we rank
- #35 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #117 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (2001)
Shortlisted
- Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) finalist (2002)
On the lists
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
Reads as
Thought-provoking, True story
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