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Emma Donoghue best books, ranked

Emma Donoghue — 2 titles in the rankings, first published between 2010 and 2016. They average 7.8 — level with the catalogue as a whole.

Editor’s note Irish-Canadian novelist. Room, by far her most read, is narrated by five-year-old Jack, who has spent his whole life in a locked shed with his mother and believes it is the whole world; seen through his eyes, the horror becomes bearable and the escape unforgettable. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize and she wrote the screenplay for the film. The Wonder, about an English nurse sent to watch an Irish girl who is said to live without eating, rates a little lower.

Ranked titles
2 books
Average score
7.8
Total ratings
871
First published
2010–2016

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Books by Emma Donoghue

  1. Room
    RoomEmma Donoghue · 2010 Literary fiction752 ratings
    7.97.9 / 10
  2. The Wonder
    The WonderEmma Donoghue · 2016 Historical fiction119 ratings
    7.77.7 / 10

Other books by Emma Donoghue

Titles we know of but do not rank — they have not gathered enough reader ratings, or our sources do not agree on where they belong.

  • 1993Passions Between Women
  • 1998Hood
  • 2018The Lotterys More or Less
  • 2023Learned by Heart
  • 2025The Paris Express

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