The Green MileModern · Horror, Fiction, Fantasy
The Green Mile
1996 · 511 pages · Fiction
62
Modern
★ 4.49 on Goodreads · 382K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 13 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the BBC's The Big Read list. 4.49★ from 382K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
62Must-Read Score
- Readers99 out of 100 · counts 40%+45
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller49 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+17
- 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
- #4 of the 69 horror books we rank
- #24 of the 131 fantasy books we rank
- #93 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #217 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Gripping, Dark
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