The Thin ManClassic · Mystery, Fiction, Classics
The Thin Man
1934 · 180 pages · Fiction
27
Classic
★ 3.89 on Goodreads · 40K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 4 hours to read · about 8 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (3 weeks at #1). 3.89★ from 40K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
27Must-Read Score
- Readers25 out of 100 · counts 40%+11
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller45 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+16
- 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
- #176 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #456 of the 519 classics we rank
- #1191 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (3 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Gripping
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