White NoiseClassic · Fiction, Classics, Literature
White Noise
1985 · 310 pages · Fiction
45
Classic
★ 3.86 on Goodreads · 133K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1985). On the TIME All-TIME 100 Novels list. 3.86★ from 133K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
45Must-Read Score
- Readers20 out of 100 · counts 40%+9
- Critics89 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+32
- Bestseller28 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
- #71 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #269 of the 519 classics we rank
- #680 of the 1,404 books we rank
Won
- National Book Award (Fiction) winner (1985)
Shortlisted
- NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (1985)
On the lists
- TIME All-TIME 100 Novels
Reads as
Moving, Thought-provoking
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