Tropic of CancerClassic · Fiction, Classics, Literature
Tropic of Cancer
1934 · 352 pages · Fiction
34
Classic
★ 3.65 on Goodreads · 80K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 9 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 2 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.65★ from 80K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
34Must-Read Score
- Readers1 out of 100 · counts 40%+0
- Critics83 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+30
- Bestseller24 out of 100 · counts 14%+4
- 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
- #140 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #397 of the 520 classics we rank
- #1024 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
Reads as
Thought-provoking
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