The Agony and the EcstasyClassic · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Art
The Agony and the Ecstasy
1961 · 418 pages · Fiction
53
Classic
★ 4.09 on Goodreads · 100K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (27 weeks at #1). 4.09★ from 100K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
53Must-Read Score
- Readers60 out of 100 · counts 40%+27
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller72 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+26
- 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
- #87 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #183 of the 519 classics we rank
- #455 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (27 weeks at #1)
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