Bleeding Edge

#144 in Crime & mystery

Bleeding Edge

Thomas Pynchon

First published 2013Original language EN

7.67.6 / 10
Score out of 1069 ratingsConfidence 27%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
#144 of 200 in Crime & mystery ahead of 28% of the category
498
Pages
about 9 h
Reading time
  • NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list

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About the book

Bleeding Edge is a novel by the American author Thomas Pynchon, published by Penguin Press on September 17, 2013. The novel is a detective story, with its major themes being the September 11 attacks in New York City and the transformation of the world by the Internet.

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Where the score comes from

The sources average 7.6 across 69 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 27% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.

SourceAverageRatingsWeight
Open Library8.09 13%
Hardcover7.560 87%

Frequently asked

What is Bleeding Edge rated?

7.6 out of 10, from 69 reader ratings across 2 independent sources.

Is Bleeding Edge worth reading?

Readers give it 7.6/10 from 69 ratings, which puts it ahead of 28 % of the Crime & mystery shelf.

How long does it take to read Bleeding Edge?

About 9 hours at an average reading pace — 498 pages.

Where does Bleeding Edge rank?

#144 in Crime & mystery on the current snapshot.

Was Bleeding Edge a bestseller?

Yes — 1 weeks on the New York Times list, peaking at #13. Sales are shown here but never scored.

How long is Bleeding Edge?

It has 498 pages — longer than 88% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.

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