Unaccustomed EarthModern · Fiction, Short Stories, India
Unaccustomed Earth
2008 · Fiction
45
Modern
★ 4.14 on Goodreads · 98K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1). 4.14★ from 98K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
45Must-Read Score
- Readers69 out of 100 · counts 40%+31
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller39 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+14
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Where it ranks
- #302 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #669 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1)
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