The Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinClassic · Biography, History, Nonfiction
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
1791 · 240 pages · Nonfiction
31
Classic
★ 3.85 on Goodreads · 95K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Guardian 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time list. 3.85★ from 95K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
31Must-Read Score
- Readers19 out of 100 · counts 40%+8
- Critics51 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+19
- Bestseller25 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- 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
- #140 of the 168 memoirs and biographies we rank
- #144 of the 154 history books we rank
- #424 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1108 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- Guardian 100 Best Nonfiction Books of All Time
Reads as
True story
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