The Naked and the DeadClassic · Fiction, Classics, War
The Naked and the Dead
1948 · 721 pages · Fiction
44
Classic
★ 3.95 on Goodreads · 27K ratings
≈ 18 hours to read · about 5 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list. 3.95★ from 27K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
44Must-Read Score
- Critics49 out of 100 · counts 35%+19
- Readers44 out of 100 · counts 50%+25
- 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
- #203 of the 296 classics we rank
- #721 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
Epic, Moving
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