The Emperor of All Maladies
by Siddhartha Mukherjee
★ Top 25 book of 2010 · #20 on Best Books of 2010
Written by physician and oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee, this work presents cancer as a subject for biography. It appeared in late 2010 and went on to earn the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.
Best for: Curious readers wanting an acclaimed, prize-winning look at cancer from a physician
The Emperor of All Maladies is #20 on BookWard's Best Books of 2010, out of 43 2010 books that cleared our data bar.
The Emperor of All Maladies on the Best Books of 2010
The Emperor of All Maladies came out in 2010. Of the 43 books first published in 2010 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #20 on our Best Books of 2010 list.
Why it made the list: 317 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (12 ratings); 20 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 2010 list
- Clockwork Angel Cassandra Clare, #18
- Anna and the French Kiss Stephanie Perkins, #19
- The Scorch Trials James Dashner, #21
- The Passage Justin Cronin, #22
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 278 want to read it, 20 are reading it now and 19 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 12 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 51 | 55% |
| Reader love | 42 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 58 | 20% |
Questions about The Emperor of All Maladies
When was The Emperor of All Maladies published?
The Emperor of All Maladies by Siddhartha Mukherjee was first published in 2010.
Was The Emperor of All Maladies one of the best books of 2010?
The Emperor of All Maladies is #20 on BookWard's Best Books of 2010, out of 43 2010 books that cleared our data bar. 317 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (12 ratings); 20 are reading it right now.
Why is The Emperor of All Maladies on the Best Books of 2010 list?
317 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (12 ratings); 20 are reading it right now.
More of the best books of 2010
- The Lost Hero Rick Riordan, #1
- The Way of Kings Brandon Sanderson, #2
- Divergent Veronica Roth, #3
- The Personal MBA Josh Kaufman, #4
- The Red Pyramid Rick Riordan, #5
- It's Not Summer Without You Jenny Han, #6
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How we know
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