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Wide Sargasso Sea
Classic · Classics, Fiction, Historical Fiction

Wide Sargasso Sea

by Jean Rhys
1966 · 160 pages · Fiction
34 Classic ★ 3.59 on Goodreads · 113K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 4 hours to read · about 8 days at 30 minutes a day

Is it worth reading?

On 2 canon lists, including TIME All-TIME 100 Novels. 3.59★ from 113K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

34Must-Read Score
  • Readers0 out of 100 · counts 40%+0
  • Critics83 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+30
  • Bestseller26 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.

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Moving, Thought-provoking

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