This Other EdenNew · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
This Other Eden
2023 · 224 pages · Fiction
28
New
★ 3.75 on Goodreads · 23K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize finalist (2023). 3.75★ from 23K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
28Must-Read Score
- Readers5 out of 100 · counts 40%+2
- Critics52 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+19
- Bestseller5 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- Buzz37 out of 100 · counts 15%+6
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
- #167 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #218 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #184 of the 219 new books we rank
- #1173 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Booker Prize finalist (2023)
- National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (2023)
Reads as
Moving, Thought-provoking
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