A Christmas CarolClassic · Classics, Fiction, Christmas
A Christmas Carol
1843 · 180 pages · Fiction
46
Classic
★ 4.09 on Goodreads · 967K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 4 hours to read · about 8 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the BBC's The Big Read list. 4.09★ from 967K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
46Must-Read Score
- Readers60 out of 100 · counts 40%+28
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller52 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+18
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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.
Where it ranks
- #261 of the 520 classics we rank
- #662 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Epic
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