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The Undying
Modern · Nonfiction, Memoir, Medicine

The Undying

by Anne Boyer
2019 · 320 pages · Nonfiction
53 Modern ★ 4.13 on Goodreads · 6K ratings
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Pulitzer Prize (General Nonfiction) winner (2020). 4.13★ from 6K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

53Must-Read Score
  • Critics56 out of 100 · counts 35%+23
  • Readers49 out of 100 · counts 50%+28
  • Buzz14 out of 100 · counts 15%+2

Where it ranks

Won

Reads as

True story, Moving, Thought-provoking

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