City of GlassClassic · Fiction, Mystery, Classics
City of Glass
1985 · 203 pages · Fiction
12
Classic
★ 3.74 on Goodreads · 25K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 5 hours to read · about 10 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Edgar Award finalist (1986). 3.74★ from 25K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
12Must-Read Score
- Readers5 out of 100 · counts 40%+2
- Critics21 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+8
- Bestseller12 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- 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
- #230 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #518 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1400 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Edgar Award finalist (1986)
Reads as
Gripping
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