The Ghost WriterClassic · Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literature
The Ghost Writer
1979 · 179 pages · Fiction
25
Classic
★ 3.81 on Goodreads · 14K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 4 hours to read · about 8 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist (1980). 3.81★ from 14K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
25Must-Read Score
- Readers13 out of 100 · counts 40%+6
- Critics52 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+18
- Bestseller6 out of 100 · counts 14%+1
- 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
- #181 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #474 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1236 of the 1,405 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist (1980)
- National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (1980)
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