The Sea, the SeaClassic · Fiction, Classics, Literary Fiction
The Sea, the Sea
1978 · 528 pages · Fiction
49
Classic
★ 3.97 on Goodreads · 27K ratings
≈ 13 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize winner (1978). 3.97★ from 27K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
49Must-Read Score
- Critics56 out of 100 · counts 35%+23
- Readers47 out of 100 · counts 50%+26
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #86 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #172 of the 296 classics we rank
- #575 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Booker Prize winner (1978)
Reads as
Moving, Thought-provoking
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