Raise High the Roof Beam, CarpentersClassic · Fiction, Classics, Short Stories
Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters
1963 · 191 pages · Fiction
48
Classic
★ 4.10 on Goodreads · 55K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 5 hours to read · about 10 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (6 weeks at #1). 4.10★ from 55K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
48Must-Read Score
- Readers62 out of 100 · counts 40%+28
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller55 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+20
- 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
- #240 of the 520 classics we rank
- #604 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (6 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Thought-provoking
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