Gift from the SeaClassic · Nonfiction, Memoir, Classics
Gift from the Sea
1955 · 124 pages · Nonfiction
55
Classic
★ 4.13 on Goodreads · 59K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 3 hours to read · about 6 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (46 weeks at #1). 4.13★ from 59K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
55Must-Read Score
- Readers66 out of 100 · counts 40%+30
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller70 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+25
- 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
- #75 of the 168 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #157 of the 520 classics we rank
- #399 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (46 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Thought-provoking, True story, Moving
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