The Grapes of WrathClassic · Classics, Fiction, Historical Fiction
The Grapes of Wrath
1939 · 455 pages · Fiction
71
Classic
★ 4.04 on Goodreads · 1.0M ratings
Critics' pick · Lifetime bestseller
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1940). On 5 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 4.04★ from 1.0M Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
71Must-Read Score
- Readers52 out of 100 · counts 40%+24
- Critics94 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+33
- Bestseller91 out of 100 · counts 14%+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.
Where it ranks
- #25 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #30 of the 520 classics we rank
- #95 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1940)
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (24 weeks at #1)
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
- PBS Great American Read
Reads as
Moving
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