Sophie’s ChoiceClassic · Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction
Sophie’s Choice
1979 · 562 pages · Fiction
76
Classic
★ 4.16 on Goodreads · 96K ratings
≈ 14 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1980). On 2 canon lists, including Modern Library 100 Best Novels. 4.16★ from 96K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
76Must-Read Score
- Critics84 out of 100 · counts 35%+33
- Readers74 out of 100 · counts 50%+43
- 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
- #16 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #12 of the 296 classics we rank
- #40 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1980)
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
- Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
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