Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, SpyClassic · Fiction, Mystery, Thriller
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
1974 · 355 pages · Fiction
49
Classic
★ 4.06 on Goodreads · 111K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
#1 New York Times bestseller (10 weeks at #1). 4.06★ from 111K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
49Must-Read Score
- Readers56 out of 100 · counts 40%+26
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller65 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+23
- 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
- #50 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #229 of the 519 classics we rank
- #574 of the 1,404 books we rank
Bestseller
- #1 New York Times bestseller (10 weeks at #1)
Reads as
Gripping
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