The Sheltering SkyClassic · Fiction, Classics, Africa
The Sheltering Sky
1949 · 342 pages · Fiction
50
Classic
★ 3.88 on Goodreads · 32K ratings
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.88★ from 32K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
50Must-Read Score
- Critics74 out of 100 · counts 35%+30
- Readers36 out of 100 · counts 50%+20
- 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
- #168 of the 296 classics we rank
- #562 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
Adventurous
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