Tess of the d'UrbervillesClassic · Classics, Fiction, Romance
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
1891 · 627 pages · Fiction
25
Classic
★ 3.85 on Goodreads · 311K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 16 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the BBC's The Big Read list. 3.85★ from 311K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
25Must-Read Score
- Readers19 out of 100 · counts 40%+8
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller47 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
- #98 of the 108 romances we rank
- #473 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1232 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
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