Then We Came to the End
American novelist, born 1974.
Then We Came to the End is a 2007 novel by Joshua Ferris. It was shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction in 2007.
On 2 of the 13 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Joshua Ferris
- First published
- 2007
- Length
- 400 pages (UK paperback)
- Awards
- National Book Award for Fiction shortlist, 2007
- Genre
- Comic novels and satire, Class and society, Psychological
Is Then We Came to the End worth reading?
2 of the 13 best-of lists it could have made include it: the National Book Award for Fiction and Richard & Judy Book Club picks.
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| National Book Award for Fiction (winners and finalists) (National Book Foundation, 2007) | Shortlist | See the list |
| Richard & Judy Book Club picks (Richard & Judy / WHSmith, 2004-) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of Then We Came to the End
The edition we link to is the Penguin paperback (2008), 400 pages.
- Publisher
- Penguin (paperback, 2008)
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN
- 9780141027630
How critics, prizes and readers rate Then We Came to the End
Prize juries rate it most highly: it earned 22% of the points available on prize lists, against 10% on readers' and booksellers' lists and 0% on critics' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Then We Came to the End
If you liked Then We Came to the End, try A Confederacy of Dunces, Bridget Jones's Diary or Tales of the City.
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On 2 of the 19 lists it was eligible for