The Death of a PresidentClassic · History, Nonfiction, American History
The Death of a President
1967 · 736 pages · Nonfiction
53
Classic
★ 4.26 on Goodreads · 5K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 18 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (11 weeks at #1). 4.26★ from 5K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
53Must-Read Score
- Readers85 out of 100 · counts 40%+39
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller40 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+14
- 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.
On our reserve shelf: it hasn't collected enough Goodreads ratings yet for us to rank it alongside the Must-Read 50 pool. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (11 weeks at #1)
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