The Man Without QualitiesClassic · Fiction, Classics, Philosophy
The Man Without Qualities
1930 · 1774 pages · Fiction
55
Classic
★ 4.18 on Goodreads · 8K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 44 hours to read · about 13 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including Bokklubben World Library (100 greatest books). 4.18★ from 8K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
55Must-Read Score
- Readers74 out of 100 · counts 40%+33
- Critics55 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+20
- Bestseller13 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- 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.
On our reserve shelf: it hasn't collected enough Goodreads ratings yet for us to rank it alongside the Must-Read 50 pool. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
On the lists
- Bokklubben World Library (100 greatest books)
- Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
Reads as
Thought-provoking, Epic
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