BurrClassic · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Politics
Burr
1973 · 430 pages · Nonfiction
44
Classic
★ 4.09 on Goodreads · 11K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (21 weeks at #1). 4.09★ from 11K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
44Must-Read Score
- Readers60 out of 100 · counts 40%+27
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller46 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+17
- 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
- #32 of the 48 politics books we rank
- #281 of the 520 classics we rank
- #717 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (21 weeks at #1)
Reads as
True story, Moving
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