On the RoadClassic · Classics, Fiction, Travel
On the Road
1957 · 307 pages · Fiction
51
Classic
★ 3.61 on Goodreads · 462K ratings
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 4 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.61★ from 462K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
51Must-Read Score
- Critics89 out of 100 · counts 35%+35
- Readers28 out of 100 · counts 50%+16
- 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
- #155 of the 296 classics we rank
- #512 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Adventurous
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