DeliveranceClassic · Fiction, Classics, Thriller
Deliverance
1970 · 278 pages · Fiction
51
Classic
★ 3.89 on Goodreads · 35K ratings
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.89★ from 35K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
51Must-Read Score
- Critics74 out of 100 · counts 35%+30
- Readers37 out of 100 · counts 50%+21
- 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
- #28 of the 140 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #162 of the 296 classics we rank
- #529 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
Gripping, Adventurous, Dark
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