The Sweetness of WaterNew · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical
The Sweetness of Water
2021 · 368 pages · Fiction
52
New
★ 4.14 on Goodreads · 64K ratings
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize finalist (2021). 4.14★ from 64K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
52Must-Read Score
- Critics32 out of 100 · counts 35%+13
- Readers64 out of 100 · counts 50%+36
- Buzz19 out of 100 · counts 15%+3
Where it ranks
- #92 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #177 of the 730 new books we rank
- #469 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Booker Prize finalist (2021)
- Goodreads Choice (historical fiction) finalist (2021)
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