ItClassic · Horror, Fiction, Thriller
It
1986 · 1104 pages · Fiction
65
Classic
★ 4.23 on Goodreads · 1.3M ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 28 hours to read · about 8 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (14 weeks at #1). 4.23★ from 1.3M Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
65Must-Read Score
- Readers81 out of 100 · counts 40%+37
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller79 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+28
- 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
- #2 of the 69 horror books we rank
- #13 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #62 of the 520 classics we rank
- #169 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (14 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Gripping, Dark, Epic
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