Invisible ManClassic · Classics, Fiction, Literature
Invisible Man
1952 · 581 pages · Fiction
66
Classic
★ 3.93 on Goodreads · 208K ratings
≈ 15 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1953). On 3 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.93★ from 208K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
66Must-Read Score
- Critics93 out of 100 · counts 35%+37
- Readers51 out of 100 · counts 50%+29
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #15 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #49 of the 296 classics we rank
- #127 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1953)
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
- Bokklubben World Library (100 greatest books)
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Moving
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