Life on the MississippiClassic · Classics, Nonfiction, History
Life on the Mississippi
1883 · 312 pages · Nonfiction
29
Classic
★ 3.87 on Goodreads · 16K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Guardian 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time list. 3.87★ from 16K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
29Must-Read Score
- Readers21 out of 100 · counts 40%+10
- Critics51 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+18
- Bestseller7 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- 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
- #147 of the 154 history books we rank
- #439 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1148 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- Guardian 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time
Reads as
True story, Moving
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