Appointment in SamarraClassic · Fiction, Classics, Literature
Appointment in Samarra
1934 · 251 pages · Fiction
42
Classic
★ 3.81 on Goodreads · 17K ratings
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.81★ from 17K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
42Must-Read Score
- Critics74 out of 100 · counts 35%+29
- Readers23 out of 100 · counts 50%+13
- 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
- #125 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #217 of the 296 classics we rank
- #795 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
Moving, Thought-provoking
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