The SourceClassic · Historical Fiction, Fiction, Historical
The Source
1965 · 909 pages · Fiction
65
Classic
★ 4.30 on Goodreads · 46K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 23 hours to read · about 7 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (41 weeks at #1). 4.30★ from 46K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
65Must-Read Score
- Readers89 out of 100 · counts 40%+41
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller68 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+24
- 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
- #40 of the 251 historical novels we rank
- #65 of the 520 classics we rank
- #174 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (41 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Moving, Epic
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