The Bridge of San Luis ReyClassic · Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1927 · 160 pages · Fiction
51
Classic
★ 3.79 on Goodreads · 40K ratings
≈ 4 hours to read · about 8 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1928). On 2 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.79★ from 40K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
51Must-Read Score
- Critics88 out of 100 · counts 35%+35
- Readers28 out of 100 · counts 50%+16
- 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
- #102 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #151 of the 296 classics we rank
- #502 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1928)
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
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