#162 in Historical fiction
The Wonder
- 304
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Wonder” is an atmospheric historical novel about a nurse set to watch a girl who is said to live without food. Lib Wright, who nursed in the Crimea, arrives to observe eleven-year-old Anna O’Donnell, and the book turns on doubt and faith. Some readers cannot put it down and find both Lib and Anna fully drawn; others find the opening dull and Lib irritating.
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About the book
The Wonder is a 2016 novel by Irish-Canadian novelist Emma Donoghue.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.3 across 119 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 45% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Historical fiction average of 8.0. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.3 | 9 | 8% |
| Hardcover | 7.3 | 110 | 92% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Wonder?
It has 304 pages — shorter than 83% of the ranked books in Historical fiction.
In this book
Themes this book shares with others — each leads to the best books on it.
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