A High Wind in JamaicaClassic · Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction
A High Wind in Jamaica
1929 · 279 pages · Fiction
27
Classic
★ 3.76 on Goodreads · 11K ratings
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list. 3.76★ from 11K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
27Must-Read Score
- Critics49 out of 100 · counts 35%+19
- Readers14 out of 100 · counts 50%+8
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #228 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #286 of the 296 classics we rank
- #1169 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
Adventurous, Moving
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