The Heart of the MatterClassic · Fiction, Classics, Africa
The Heart of the Matter
1948 · 272 pages · Fiction
56
Classic
★ 3.96 on Goodreads · 32K ratings
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.96★ from 32K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
56Must-Read Score
- Critics74 out of 100 · counts 35%+30
- Readers46 out of 100 · counts 50%+26
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #118 of the 296 classics we rank
- #365 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
Thought-provoking
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