A Modest Proposal (Literary Casebook Series)
Classic · Classics, Fiction, Satire
A Modest Proposal (Literary Casebook Series)
1729 · 130 pages · Nonfiction
43
Classic
★ 4.02 on Goodreads · 50K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 3 hours to read · about 6 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Guardian 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time list. 4.02★ from 50K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
43Must-Read Score
- Readers49 out of 100 · counts 40%+22
- Critics51 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+18
- Bestseller20 out of 100 · counts 14%+3
- 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
- #288 of the 519 classics we rank
- #734 of the 1,404 books we rank
On the lists
- Guardian 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time
Reads as
Funny, Thought-provoking, Uplifting
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