Silent SpringClassic · Nonfiction, Science, Environment
Silent Spring
1962 · 376 pages · Nonfiction
63
Classic
★ 4.07 on Goodreads · 58K ratings
Critics' pick · Lifetime bestseller
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction. #1 New York Times bestseller (5 weeks at #1). 4.07★ from 58K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
63Must-Read Score
- Readers57 out of 100 · counts 40%+26
- Critics80 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+29
- Bestseller54 out of 100 · counts 14%+8
- 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
- #17 of the 87 science and ideas books we rank
- #81 of the 520 classics we rank
- #211 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (5 weeks at #1)
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction
- Guardian 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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