The Prime of Miss Jean BrodieClassic · Fiction, Classics, Historical Fiction
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
1961 · 150 pages · Fiction
34
Classic
★ 3.69 on Goodreads · 64K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 4 hours to read · about 8 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.69★ from 64K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
34Must-Read Score
- Readers2 out of 100 · counts 40%+1
- Critics83 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+30
- Bestseller22 out of 100 · counts 14%+3
- 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
- #195 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #395 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1021 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
Moving, Thought-provoking
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