The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal TradeModern · Nonfiction, Memoir, Death
The Undertaking: Life Studies from the Dismal Trade
1997 · 202 pages · Nonfiction
19
Modern
★ 3.86 on Goodreads · 3K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 5 hours to read · about 10 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1997). 3.86★ from 3K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
19Must-Read Score
- Readers20 out of 100 · counts 40%+9
- Critics28 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+10
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- 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 hasn't collected enough Goodreads ratings yet for us to rank it alongside the Must-Read 50 pool. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) finalist (1997)
Reads as
Thought-provoking, True story, Moving
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