Portnoy’s ComplaintClassic · Fiction, Classics, Literature
Portnoy’s Complaint
1969 · 274 pages · Fiction
41
Classic
★ 3.70 on Goodreads · 76K ratings
Critics' pick · Lifetime bestseller
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. #1 New York Times bestseller (14 weeks at #1). 3.70★ from 76K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
41Must-Read Score
- Readers2 out of 100 · counts 40%+1
- Critics83 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+30
- Bestseller65 out of 100 · counts 14%+10
- 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
- #102 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #323 of the 519 classics we rank
- #817 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (14 weeks at #1)
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
Funny, Uplifting
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