The Plot Against AmericaModern · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Alternate History
The Plot Against America
2004 · 391 pages · Nonfiction
44
Modern
★ 3.82 on Goodreads · 72K ratings
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. 3.82★ from 72K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
44Must-Read Score
- Critics70 out of 100 · counts 35%+28
- Readers28 out of 100 · counts 50%+16
- 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
- #158 of the 220 history books we rank
- #214 of the 318 modern books we rank
- #750 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- NYT 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
- Guardian 100 Best Books of the 21st Century
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