The Reluctant FundamentalistModern · Fiction, Pakistan, Contemporary
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
2007 · 184 pages · Fiction
16
Modern
★ 3.73 on Goodreads · 87K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 5 hours to read · about 10 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize finalist (2007). 3.73★ from 87K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
16Must-Read Score
- Readers3 out of 100 · counts 40%+1
- Critics32 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+12
- Bestseller22 out of 100 · counts 14%+3
- 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.
Where it ranks
- #206 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #641 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1365 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Booker Prize finalist (2007)
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Moving
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