Goodbye, ColumbusClassic · Fiction, Short Stories, Classics
Goodbye, Columbus
1959 · 320 pages · Fiction
33
Classic
★ 3.86 on Goodreads · 22K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1960). 3.86★ from 22K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
33Must-Read Score
- Readers20 out of 100 · counts 40%+9
- Critics63 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+22
- Bestseller11 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- 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
- #402 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1045 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1960)
Reads as
Thought-provoking
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