The Mayor of Casterbridge: with related readingsClassic · Classics, Fiction, Literature
The Mayor of Casterbridge: with related readings
1886 · 293 pages · Fiction
23
Classic
★ 3.87 on Goodreads · 68K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 7 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the BBC's The Big Read list. 3.87★ from 68K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
23Must-Read Score
- Readers21 out of 100 · counts 40%+10
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller37 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+13
- 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
- #192 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #494 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1289 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Thought-provoking
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