HerzogClassic · Fiction, Classics, Literature
Herzog
1964 · 371 pages · Fiction
42
Classic
★ 3.75 on Goodreads · 23K ratings
Critics' pick · Lifetime bestseller
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1965). On the TIME All-TIME 100 Novels list. 3.75★ from 23K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
42Must-Read Score
- Readers6 out of 100 · counts 40%+3
- Critics85 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+30
- Bestseller57 out of 100 · counts 14%+9
- 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
- #92 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #309 of the 520 classics we rank
- #778 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1965)
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (29 weeks at #1)
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
Reads as
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