Under the VolcanoClassic · Fiction, Classics, Literature
Under the Volcano
1947 · 423 pages · Fiction
45
Classic
★ 3.76 on Goodreads · 28K ratings
≈ 11 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On 3 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.76★ from 28K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
45Must-Read Score
- Critics82 out of 100 · counts 35%+33
- Readers21 out of 100 · counts 50%+12
- 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
- #110 of the 216 literary novels we rank
- #200 of the 296 classics we rank
- #708 of the 1,344 books we rank
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
- Modern Library 100 Best Novels
- Le Monde's 100 Books of the Century
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