MiseryClassic · Horror, Fiction, Thriller
Misery
1987 · 391 pages · Fiction
62
Classic
★ 4.22 on Goodreads · 870K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (7 weeks at #1). 4.22★ from 870K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
62Must-Read Score
- Readers79 out of 100 · counts 40%+36
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller72 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+26
- 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
- #5 of the 69 horror books we rank
- #16 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #88 of the 519 classics we rank
- #224 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (7 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Gripping, Dark
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