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Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
New · Nonfiction, Self Help, Psychology

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?

by Julie Smith
2022 · 368 pages · Nonfiction
27 New ★ 3.85 on Goodreads · 54K ratings
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

Goodreads Choice (nonfiction) finalist (2022). 3.85★ from 54K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

27Must-Read Score
  • Critics10 out of 100 · counts 35%+4
  • Readers33 out of 100 · counts 50%+18
  • Buzz26 out of 100 · counts 15%+5

Where it ranks

Shortlisted

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Practical, Thought-provoking

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