Crossing to SafetyClassic · Fiction, Classics, Literary Fiction
Crossing to Safety
1987 · 392 pages · Fiction
44
Classic
★ 4.16 on Goodreads · 54K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (1987). 4.16★ from 54K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
44Must-Read Score
- Readers70 out of 100 · counts 40%+32
- Critics25 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller20 out of 100 · counts 14%+3
- 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
- #80 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #277 of the 520 classics we rank
- #710 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (1987)
Reads as
Moving, Thought-provoking
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