#84 in Humour
Pygmy
- 256
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
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About the book
Pygmy is an epistolary novel by Chuck Palahniuk. It was released on May 5, 2009.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.2 across 97 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 39% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Humour average of 7.8. That is how 7.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.7 | 6 | 6% |
| Hardcover | 6.1 | 91 | 94% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“I tried to like this book. I really did. And I usually have an aversion to not finishing books, but I had to put this one down after the first hundred pages. I'm a big fan of Palahniuk's other work, and I know what he…”
“Well written, interesting and funny! The shitty english got on my nerves after a while but it fit the theme. I would have liked to know a bit more about Pygmys home country but the book was more than funny enough to make up for all its faults.”
Frequently asked
How long is Pygmy?
It has 256 pages — shorter than 60% of the ranked books in Humour.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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