The Day of the TriffidsClassic · Science Fiction, Fiction, Classics
The Day of the Triffids
1951 · 320 pages · Fiction
36
Classic
★ 4.01 on Goodreads · 121K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the BBC's The Big Read list. 4.01★ from 121K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
36Must-Read Score
- Readers47 out of 100 · counts 40%+21
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller42 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+15
- 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
- #86 of the 141 science fiction books we rank
- #371 of the 520 classics we rank
- #950 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Dark, Thought-provoking, Gripping
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