The Deep End of the OceanModern · Fiction, Mystery, Oprah Book Club
The Deep End of the Ocean
1996 · 516 pages · Fiction
32
Modern
★ 3.87 on Goodreads · 123K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 13 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (6 weeks at #1). 3.87★ from 123K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
32Must-Read Score
- Readers22 out of 100 · counts 40%+10
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller60 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+22
- 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
- #148 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #501 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #1086 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (6 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Gripping
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