Cat's EyeClassic · Fiction, Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Cat's Eye
1988 · 512 pages · Fiction
31
Classic
★ 3.95 on Goodreads · 75K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 13 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize finalist (1989). 3.95★ from 75K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
31Must-Read Score
- Readers36 out of 100 · counts 40%+15
- Critics32 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+12
- Bestseller24 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- 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
- #150 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #416 of the 519 classics we rank
- #1089 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Booker Prize finalist (1989)
Reads as
Moving, Thought-provoking
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