The Day of the JackalClassic · Fiction, Thriller, Mystery
The Day of the Jackal
1971 · 358 pages · Fiction
73
Classic
★ 4.27 on Goodreads · 150K ratings
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Edgar Award winner (1972). On the BBC's The Big Read list. 4.27★ from 150K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
73Must-Read Score
- Critics62 out of 100 · counts 35%+25
- Readers85 out of 100 · counts 50%+48
- 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
- #3 of the 140 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #23 of the 296 classics we rank
- #65 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Edgar Award winner (1972)
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Gripping
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