The ChosenClassic · Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction
The Chosen
1967 · 284 pages · Fiction
45
Classic
★ 4.08 on Goodreads · 100K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (3 weeks at #1). 4.08★ from 100K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
45Must-Read Score
- Readers58 out of 100 · counts 40%+26
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller53 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+19
- 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
- #138 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #264 of the 519 classics we rank
- #667 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (3 weeks at #1)
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