
#88 in Biography & memoir
H is for Hawk
7.97.9 / 10
Score out of 10194 ratingsConfidence 57%: this much of the score is the readers’ own
- NYT bestseller · 7 weeks on the list, peaked at #6
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About the book
H is for Hawk is a 2014 memoir by British author Helen Macdonald. It won the Samuel Johnson Prize and Costa Book of the Year award, among other honours.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 194 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 57% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Biography & memoir average of 8.1. That is how 7.9 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.6 | 20 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 174 | 90% |
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