Jude the ObscureClassic · Classics, Fiction, Literature
Jude the Obscure
1895 · 480 pages · Fiction
22
Classic
★ 3.84 on Goodreads · 78K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the BBC's The Big Read list. 3.84★ from 78K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
22Must-Read Score
- Readers18 out of 100 · counts 40%+8
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller39 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+14
- 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
- #196 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #501 of the 519 classics we rank
- #1307 of the 1,404 books we rank
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Thought-provoking
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