Angle of Repose
- 569
- Pages
- about 10 h
- Reading time
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
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About the book
Angle of Repose is a 1971 novel by American novelist Wallace Stegner about a wheelchair-using historian, Lyman Ward, who has lost connection with his son and living family and decides to write about his frontier-era grandparents. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1972. The novel is directly based on the letters of Mary Hallock Foote, later published as A Victorian Gentlewoman in the Far West.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 61 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 25% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Rankings average of 7.9. That is how 8.1 comes out. A further +0.10 comes from the small bonus for major awards.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 6.4 | 5 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 8.5 | 56 | 92% |
Frequently asked
What is Angle of Repose rated?
8.1 out of 10, from 61 reader ratings across 2 independent sources.
Is Angle of Repose worth reading?
Readers give it 8.1/10 from 61 ratings, which puts it ahead of 65 % of the Contemporary fiction shelf.
How long does it take to read Angle of Repose?
About 10 hours at an average reading pace — 569 pages.
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