King LearClassic · Classics, Plays, Shakespeare
King Lear
1605 · 339 pages · Fiction
46
Classic
★ 3.91 on Goodreads · 245K ratings
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Bokklubben World Library (100 greatest books) list. 3.91★ from 245K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
46Must-Read Score
- Critics45 out of 100 · counts 35%+18
- Readers50 out of 100 · counts 50%+28
- 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
- #192 of the 296 classics we rank
- #671 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- Bokklubben World Library (100 greatest books)
Reads as
Thought-provoking
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