Silence by Shūsaku Endō
Published 1966 · 68,000 words · about 5 hours at an average pace · Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Religious Fiction
How hard is Silence to read?
Silence scores 7.0 out of 10 for difficulty, making it quite demanding.
- Vocabulary complexity: 4.8 out of 10
- Sentence structure: 4.8 out of 10
- Abstract concepts: 7.6 out of 10
- Information density: 5.8 out of 10
Literary standing
Silence holds a literary regard score of 8.0 out of 10 on ReadingRate, reflecting its canonical status, critical acclaim, and influence.