FirestarterClassic · Horror, Fiction, Thriller
Firestarter
1980 · 371 pages · Fiction
35
Classic
★ 3.92 on Goodreads · 254K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (3 weeks at #1). 3.92★ from 254K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
35Must-Read Score
- Readers30 out of 100 · counts 40%+14
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller59 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+21
- 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
- #40 of the 69 horror books we rank
- #126 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #384 of the 520 classics we rank
- #995 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (3 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Gripping, Dark, Adventurous
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