What books are “classics” according to Goodreads users?
In the plot below, you can explore the 144 books that Goodreads users either tagged as a “classic” the most number of times or read the most as of 2019. The reception statistics reflect Goodreads as of 2019.
About This Plot
This plot displays the most popular “classic” literary texts according to Goodreads users . The X-axis displays the publication date of the classic text. The Y-axis displays how many Goodreads ratings the classic text has received
- 🔵 Blue points = books tagged as a “classic” by Goodreads users the most number of times in Goodreads history
- 🟡 Yellow points = books tagged as a classic and “most read” by Goodreads users in September 2019 (when we collected our data)
- 🔴 Red points = books tagged as a classic the most number of times and most read in September 2019 (when we collected our data)
You can hover over each point to see more information about the text. You can also search and highlight texts by typing in the name of the text or author in the search box above. You can explore a standalone version of this plot here.
*Note that you need to type in the full name of the title or author, e.g., The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as opposed to Huckleberry Finn.
This plot was made with the Python data visualization library Bokeh.