The Man with the Golden ArmClassic · Fiction, Classics, Literature
The Man with the Golden Arm
1949 · Fiction
32
Classic
★ 3.86 on Goodreads · 3K ratings
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1950). 3.86★ from 3K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
32Must-Read Score
- Critics53 out of 100 · counts 35%+21
- Readers20 out of 100 · counts 50%+11
- 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
- #178 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #266 of the 296 classics we rank
- #1061 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1950)
Reads as
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