Angle of ReposeClassic · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics
Angle of Repose
1971 · 569 pages · Fiction
76
Classic
★ 4.24 on Goodreads · 64K ratings
≈ 14 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1972). On the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list. 4.24★ from 64K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
76Must-Read Score
- Critics78 out of 100 · counts 35%+31
- Readers79 out of 100 · counts 50%+45
- 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
- #15 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #11 of the 296 classics we rank
- #39 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1972)
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
Adventurous, Moving
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