The Odessa FileClassic · Fiction, Thriller, Historical Fiction
The Odessa File
1972 · 352 pages · Fiction
51
Classic
★ 4.15 on Goodreads · 66K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (6 weeks at #1). 4.15★ from 66K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
51Must-Read Score
- Readers68 out of 100 · counts 40%+31
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller56 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+20
- 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
- #34 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #99 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #196 of the 519 classics we rank
- #493 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (6 weeks at #1)
Reads as
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