The Wapshot ChronicleClassic · Fiction, Classics, Literature
The Wapshot Chronicle
1957 · 352 pages · Fiction
36
Classic
★ 3.75 on Goodreads · 8K ratings
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1958). On the Modern Library 100 Best Novels list. 3.75★ from 8K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
36Must-Read Score
- Critics76 out of 100 · counts 35%+30
- Readers10 out of 100 · counts 50%+6
- 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
- #159 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #247 of the 296 classics we rank
- #981 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1958)
On the lists
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
Moving, Thought-provoking
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