The Colour of MagicClassic · Fantasy, Fiction, Humor
The Colour of Magic
1983 · 210 pages · Fiction
48
Classic
★ 3.99 on Goodreads · 435K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 5 hours to read · about 10 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the BBC's The Big Read list. 3.99★ from 435K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
48Must-Read Score
- Readers43 out of 100 · counts 40%+20
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller80 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+28
- 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
- #6 of the 17 humor books we rank
- #55 of the 131 fantasy books we rank
- #236 of the 519 classics we rank
- #594 of the 1,404 books we rank
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Funny, Adventurous, Uplifting
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