This Boy's LifeClassic · Memoir, Nonfiction, Biography
This Boy's Life
1989 · 304 pages · Nonfiction
41
Classic
★ 3.97 on Goodreads · 31K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction list. 3.97★ from 31K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
41Must-Read Score
- Readers40 out of 100 · counts 40%+18
- Critics59 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+21
- Bestseller15 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- 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
- #118 of the 168 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #314 of the 520 classics we rank
- #799 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction
Reads as
True story
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