A House for Mr BiswasClassic · Fiction, Classics, Literature
A House for Mr Biswas
1961 · 623 pages · Fiction
37
Classic
★ 3.81 on Goodreads · 23K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 16 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.81★ from 23K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
37Must-Read Score
- Readers13 out of 100 · counts 40%+6
- Critics83 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+29
- Bestseller11 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- 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
- #118 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #358 of the 519 classics we rank
- #915 of the 1,404 books we rank
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
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