Flowers in the AtticClassic · Fiction, Horror, Young Adult
Flowers in the Attic
1979 · 380 pages · Fiction
35
Classic
★ 3.86 on Goodreads · 248K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including PBS Great American Read. One of the best-selling books ever (about 40 million copies). 3.86★ from 248K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
35Must-Read Score
- Readers20 out of 100 · counts 40%+9
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller72 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+26
- 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
- #23 of the 27 young adult books we rank
- #41 of the 69 horror books we rank
- #385 of the 519 classics we rank
- #997 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- One of the best-selling books ever (about 40 million copies)
On the lists
- PBS Great American Read
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Dark, Gripping
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