The StandClassic · Horror, Fiction, Fantasy
The Stand
1978 · 1183 pages · Fiction
71
Classic
★ 4.35 on Goodreads · 868K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 30 hours to read · about 9 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including PBS Great American Read. #1 New York Times bestseller (4 weeks at #1). 4.35★ from 868K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
71Must-Read Score
- Readers93 out of 100 · counts 40%+42
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller80 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+29
- 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
- #1 of the 69 horror books we rank
- #14 of the 131 fantasy books we rank
- #32 of the 520 classics we rank
- #99 of the 1,405 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (4 weeks at #1)
On the lists
- PBS Great American Read
- BBC's The Big Read
Reads as
Gripping, Dark, Adventurous
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