The Keeper of Hidden BooksThe Keeper of Hidden Books
What it's about
In 1939 Warsaw, Zofia, a teenage bookworm, joins a book club with her friends just before the Nazis invade Poland. As the occupiers burn and ban books, Zofia and her friends risk their lives to save them and to resist, smuggling books and messages in the Warsaw Ghetto and the underground.
Why it's worth reading
It was a Goodreads Choice finalist. It's a moving wartime novel about the power of books.
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The Book Thief
The Secret Book Society
The Booklover's LibraryGood to know
It depicts the horrors of the Holocaust.
By the numbers
- Readers58 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Bestseller15 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
On our reserve shelf: it's well reviewed, but isn't currently a prize winner, a lifetime bestseller or a book everyone's talking about, so we don't rank it. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
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Quick answers
Is The Keeper of Hidden Books worth reading?
It was a Goodreads Choice finalist. Its Must-Read Score is 62.7 (the best book we found scores 99).
What is The Keeper of Hidden Books about?
In 1939 Warsaw, Zofia, a teenage bookworm, joins a book club with her friends just before the Nazis invade Poland. As the occupiers burn and ban books, Zofia and her friends risk their lives to save them and to resist, smuggling books and messages in the Warsaw Ghetto and the underground.
How long does it take to read The Keeper of Hidden Books?
About 10 hours (407 pages), or about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day.
What should I read after The Keeper of Hidden Books?
If you liked it, try The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, The Secret Book Society by Madeline Martin or The Booklover's Library by Madeline Martin.