The ScapegoatClassic · Classics, Fiction, Mystery
The Scapegoat
1957 · 375 pages · Fiction
38
Classic
★ 4.01 on Goodreads · 15K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (14 weeks at #1). 4.01★ from 15K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
38Must-Read Score
- Readers47 out of 100 · counts 40%+21
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller47 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+17
- 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
- #102 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #345 of the 519 classics we rank
- #884 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (14 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Dark, Gripping, Moving
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