RagtimeClassic · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics
Ragtime
1975 · 320 pages · Fiction
58
Classic
★ 3.90 on Goodreads · 48K ratings
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Fiction) winner (1975). On 2 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.90★ from 48K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
58Must-Read Score
- Critics86 out of 100 · counts 35%+34
- Readers42 out of 100 · counts 50%+24
- 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
- #64 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #104 of the 296 classics we rank
- #305 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- NBCC Award (Fiction) winner (1975)
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
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