Smiley's PeopleClassic · Fiction, Espionage, Thriller
Smiley's People
1979 · 374 pages · Fiction
58
Classic
★ 4.30 on Goodreads · 43K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (4 weeks at #1). 4.30★ from 43K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
58Must-Read Score
- Readers89 out of 100 · counts 40%+41
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller49 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+17
- 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
- #20 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #122 of the 519 classics we rank
- #308 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (4 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Gripping
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