For Whom the Bell TollsClassic · Classics, Fiction, Historical Fiction
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1940 · 480 pages · Fiction
46
Classic
★ 3.99 on Goodreads · 329K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century list. #1 New York Times bestseller (7 weeks at #1). 3.99★ from 329K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
46Must-Read Score
- Readers43 out of 100 · counts 40%+20
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller74 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
- #134 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #256 of the 520 classics we rank
- #651 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (7 weeks at #1)
On the lists
- Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
Reads as
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