Swan SongClassic · Horror, Fiction, Post Apocalyptic
Swan Song
1987 · 956 pages · Fiction
55
Classic
★ 4.30 on Goodreads · 79K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 24 hours to read · about 7 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the PBS Great American Read list. 4.30★ from 79K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
55Must-Read Score
- Readers89 out of 100 · counts 40%+41
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller40 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+14
- 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
- #9 of the 69 horror books we rank
- #42 of the 141 science fiction books we rank
- #159 of the 520 classics we rank
- #401 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- PBS Great American Read
Reads as
Dark, Epic, Adventurous
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