The Cider House RulesClassic · Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction
The Cider House Rules
1985 · 560 pages · Fiction
49
Classic
★ 4.17 on Goodreads · 201K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 14 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1). 4.17★ from 201K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
49Must-Read Score
- Readers72 out of 100 · counts 40%+33
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller46 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+16
- 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
- #114 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #220 of the 519 classics we rank
- #554 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (1 week at #1)
Reads as
Moving, Thought-provoking
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