The Day of the LocustClassic · Fiction, Classics, Literature
The Day of the Locust
1939 · 208 pages · Fiction
32
Classic
★ 3.69 on Goodreads · 25K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 5 hours to read · about 10 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.69★ from 25K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
32Must-Read Score
- Readers2 out of 100 · counts 40%+1
- Critics83 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+29
- Bestseller12 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- 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
- #145 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #410 of the 519 classics we rank
- #1070 of the 1,404 books we rank
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
Thought-provoking
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