Master and CommanderClassic · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical
Master and Commander
1969 · 350 pages · Fiction
39
Classic
★ 4.06 on Goodreads · 66K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the BBC's The Big Read list. 4.06★ from 66K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
39Must-Read Score
- Readers56 out of 100 · counts 40%+26
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller37 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+13
- 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
- #178 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #340 of the 519 classics we rank
- #870 of the 1,404 books we rank
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Adventurous, Moving
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