World's FairClassic · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics
World's Fair
1985 · 304 pages · Fiction
33
Classic
★ 3.85 on Goodreads · 5K ratings
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1986). 3.85★ from 5K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
33Must-Read Score
- Critics53 out of 100 · counts 35%+21
- Readers21 out of 100 · counts 50%+12
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #210 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #263 of the 296 classics we rank
- #1051 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1986)
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