The Death of the HeartClassic · Classics, Fiction, Romance
The Death of the Heart
1938 · 418 pages · Fiction
30
Classic
★ 3.63 on Goodreads · 10K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.63★ from 10K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
30Must-Read Score
- Readers0 out of 100 · counts 40%+0
- Critics83 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+30
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- 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.
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
Moving, Thought-provoking
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