The Sea Around Us (Sea Trilogy 1)
Classic · Nonfiction, Science, Nature
The Sea Around Us (Sea Trilogy 1)
1951 · Nonfiction
61
Classic
★ 4.16 on Goodreads · 5K ratings
Reserve shelf
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1952). #1 New York Times bestseller (39 weeks at #1). 4.16★ from 5K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
61Must-Read Score
- Readers70 out of 100 · counts 40%+32
- Critics61 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+22
- Bestseller48 out of 100 · counts 14%+7
- 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.
On our reserve shelf: it hasn't collected enough Goodreads ratings yet for us to rank it alongside the Must-Read 50 pool. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Won
- National Book Award (Nonfiction) winner (1952)
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (39 weeks at #1)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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