Babel-17Classic · Science Fiction, Fiction, Classics
Babel-17
1966 · 192 pages · Fiction
26
Classic
★ 3.72 on Goodreads · 21K ratings
≈ 5 hours to read · about 10 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Nebula Award winner (1966). 3.72★ from 21K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
26Must-Read Score
- Critics44 out of 100 · counts 35%+18
- Readers15 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
- #104 of the 127 science fiction books we rank
- #289 of the 296 classics we rank
- #1198 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Nebula Award winner (1966)
Reads as
Epic, Thought-provoking, Adventurous
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