Cows
by Matthew Stokoe
★ Top 25 book of 1998 · #17 on Best Books of 1998
Twenty-five-year-old Steven lives under the thumb of a sadistic mother. His slaughterhouse job only deepens the bleakness by surrounding him with extreme violence and death.
Best for: Adult readers who can handle dark, violent and disturbing fiction
Cows is #17 on BookWard's Best Books of 1998, out of 36 1998 books that cleared our data bar.
Cows on the Best Books of 1998
Cows came out in 1998. Of the 36 books first published in 1998 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #17 on our Best Books of 1998 list.
Why it made the list: 231 readers have shelved it on Open Library. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1998 list
- A Beautiful Mind Sylvia Nasar, #15
- Change Your Brain, Change Your Life Daniel G. Amen, #16
- Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World Jennifer L. Armstrong, #18
- The Price of a Bride Michelle Reid, #19
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More years: Best Books of 1997 Best Books of 1999.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 217 want to read it, 4 are reading it now and 10 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 50 | 55% |
| Reader love | 50 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 8 | 20% |
Questions about Cows
When was Cows published?
Cows by Matthew Stokoe was first published in 1998.
Was Cows one of the best books of 1998?
Cows is #17 on BookWard's Best Books of 1998, out of 36 1998 books that cleared our data bar. 231 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
Why is Cows on the Best Books of 1998 list?
231 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
More of the best books of 1998
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J. K. Rowling, #1
- Holes Louis Sachar, #2
- A Clash of Kings George R. R. Martin, #3
- Bag of Bones Stephen King, #4
- Among the Hidden Margaret Peterson Haddix, #5
- Who Moved My Cheese? Spencer Johnson, #6
See the full Best Books of 1998, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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