The War of the WorldsClassic · Classics, Science Fiction, Fiction
The War of the Worlds
1898 · 200 pages · Fiction
47
Classic
★ 3.83 on Goodreads · 364K ratings
≈ 5 hours to read · about 10 days at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including BBC's The Big Read. 3.83★ from 364K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
47Must-Read Score
- Critics58 out of 100 · counts 35%+23
- Readers41 out of 100 · counts 50%+24
- 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
- #53 of the 127 science fiction books we rank
- #189 of the 296 classics we rank
- #658 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- BBC's The Big Read
- Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
Reads as
Dark, Adventurous, Thought-provoking
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