The Origins of Totalitarianism
Classic · Nonfiction, Philosophy, History
The Origins of Totalitarianism
1951 · 528 pages · Nonfiction
73.4Must-Read
Score Classic
Score Classic
Critics' pick · Lifetime bestseller
≈ 13 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Nonfiction.
By the numbers
73.4Must-Read Score
- Readers54 out of 100 · counts 42%
- Critics59 out of 100 · counts 34% (its stronger lane)
- Bestseller35 out of 100 · counts 14%
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 10%
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. The parts combine into the Must-Read Score, shown on a scale where the best book we found scores 99 and the last book to make the ranking scores 50.
Where it ranks
- #132 of the 198 history books we rank
- #293 of the 763 classics we rank
- #959 of the 2,819 books we rank
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Nonfiction
- Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
Reads as
Thought-provoking, True story
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