The Dead ZoneClassic · Horror, Fiction, Thriller
The Dead Zone
1979 · 455 pages · Fiction
37
Classic
★ 3.97 on Goodreads · 256K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (2 weeks at #1). 3.97★ from 256K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
37Must-Read Score
- Readers40 out of 100 · counts 40%+18
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller55 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+19
- 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
- #30 of the 69 horror books we rank
- #108 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #355 of the 520 classics we rank
- #910 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (2 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Gripping, Dark, Adventurous
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