Monster
by Walter Dean Myers
★ Top 25 book of 1999 · #15 on Best Books of 1999
Sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon is on trial as an accomplice to murder. He sets down his time in prison and the courtroom as a film script while trying to understand how his life reached this point.
Best for: Teen readers drawn to courtroom drama and inventive, experimental storytelling formats
Monster is #15 on BookWard's Best Books of 1999, out of 52 1999 books that cleared our data bar.
Monster on the Best Books of 1999
Monster came out in 1999. Of the 52 books first published in 1999 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #15 on our Best Books of 1999 list.
Why it made the list: 471 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (20 ratings); 37 are reading it right now. 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 1999 list
- Artemis Fowl Eoin Colfer, #13
- The Code Book Simon Singh, #14
- Hearts in Atlantis Stephen King, #16
- Kensuke's Kingdom Michael Morpurgo, #17
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More years: Best Books of 1998 Best Books of 2000.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 408 want to read it, 37 are reading it now and 26 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 3.7 out of 5 from 20 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 77 | 55% |
| Reader love | 19 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 83 | 20% |
Questions about Monster
When was Monster published?
Monster by Walter Dean Myers was first published in 1999.
Was Monster one of the best books of 1999?
Monster is #15 on BookWard's Best Books of 1999, out of 52 1999 books that cleared our data bar. 471 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (20 ratings); 37 are reading it right now.
Why is Monster on the Best Books of 1999 list?
471 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 3.7 out of 5 (20 ratings); 37 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 1999
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J. K. Rowling, #1
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, #2
- Wings of Fire A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, #3
- On Writing Stephen King, #4
- The Bad Beginning Lemony Snicket, #5
- The Coldest Winter Ever Sister Souljah, #6
See the full Best Books of 1999, 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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