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The Reformatory
New · Horror, Historical Fiction, Fiction

The Reformatory

by Tananarive Due
2023 · 570 pages · Fiction
48 New ★ 4.43 on Goodreads · 106K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 14 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (horror) finalist (2023). 4.43★ from 106K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

48Must-Read Score
  • Readers92 out of 100 · counts 40%+42
  • Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
  • Bestseller17 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+6
  • Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

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.

On our reserve shelf: it's well reviewed, but isn't currently a prize winner, a lifetime bestseller or a book everyone's talking about, so we don't rank it. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.

Shortlisted

Reads as

Gripping, Dark, Moving

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