They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised UsNew · Memoir, Nonfiction, Biography
They Called Us Exceptional: And Other Lies That Raised Us
2023 · 288 pages · Nonfiction
47
New
★ 4.34 on Goodreads · 8K ratings
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Goodreads Choice (memoir autobiography) finalist (2023). 4.34★ from 8K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
47Must-Read Score
- Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
- Readers65 out of 100 · counts 50%+37
- Buzz37 out of 100 · counts 15%+6
Where it ranks
- #114 of the 207 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #272 of the 730 new books we rank
- #644 of the 1,344 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Goodreads Choice (memoir autobiography) finalist (2023)
Reads as
True story, Moving
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