WatchersClassic · Horror, Fiction, Thriller
Watchers
1987 · 496 pages · Fiction
50
Classic
★ 4.19 on Goodreads · 175K ratings
Lifetime bestseller
≈ 12 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
On the PBS Great American Read list. 4.19★ from 175K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
50Must-Read Score
- Readers75 out of 100 · counts 40%+33
- Critics0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Bestseller46 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+17
- 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
- #16 of the 69 horror books we rank
- #38 of the 231 mysteries and thrillers we rank
- #208 of the 520 classics we rank
- #525 of the 1,405 books we rank
On the lists
- PBS Great American Read
Reads as
Gripping, Dark, Adventurous
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