The Hotel New HampshireClassic · Fiction, Contemporary, Classics
The Hotel New Hampshire
1981 · 450 pages · Fiction
41
Classic
★ 3.93 on Goodreads · 70K ratings
Critics' pick · Lifetime bestseller
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (1982). #1 New York Times bestseller (8 weeks at #1). 3.93★ from 70K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
41Must-Read Score
- Readers32 out of 100 · counts 40%+15
- Critics30 out of 100 · counts 14%+5
- Bestseller60 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+21
- 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
- #101 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #322 of the 519 classics we rank
- #813 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (8 weeks at #1)
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (1982)
Reads as
Moving, Thought-provoking
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