The Bone Clocks
- 656
- Pages
- about 12 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #10
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
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About the book
The Bone Clocks is a 2014 novel by British writer David Mitchell. It was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize, and described as one of the best novels of the year by Stephen King. The novel won the 2015 World Fantasy Award.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 321 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 68% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Science fiction average of 7.8. That is how 7.9 comes out. A further +0.10 comes from the small bonus for major awards.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.8 | 26 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 7.8 | 295 | 92% |
Reader voices
The most-liked reviews on Hardcover (credited to their authors).
“I love David Mitchell's straightforward, interesting writing style, but I could do without the fantasy aspects of his books. Still, I keep coming back, knowing that's going to be a part of the read.”
“it was great to see familiar characters show up and revisit some old stories. I thought the first half of the book was great. It lost a little bit for me in the back end when I felt it got a little heavy handed with…”
Frequently asked
How long is The Bone Clocks?
It has 656 pages — longer than 89% of the ranked books in Science fiction.
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