Oh, the Places You'll Go!
by Dr. Seuss
★ Top 25 book of 1990 · #12 on Best Books of 1990
Dr. Seuss offers a cheerful celebration of life, aimed at graduates of every age, from nursery school to medical school. Written with his trademark charm and energy, it hands readers the drive to take on huge challenges.
Best for: Anyone celebrating a graduation who wants a cheerful, encouraging gift.
Oh, the Places You'll Go! is #12 on BookWard's Best Books of 1990, out of 39 1990 books that cleared our data bar.
What Oh, the Places You'll Go! is about
An unnamed traveler decides to leave town, and a cheerful narrator speaks straight to them. Dr. Seuss addresses the reader as "you", sending the traveler through bright, geometric landscapes in his familiar rhyming style. Along the way come high points and low ones, including a stretch called The Waiting Place, where everyone is stuck waiting for something to happen. Published in 1990 and billed as an ode to life for graduates of all ages, it was the last book Seuss released in his lifetime. It suits anyone facing a fresh start, whether a graduate, a job changer, or a child who is simply curious about what comes next.
Oh, the Places You'll Go! on the Best Books of 1990
Oh, the Places You'll Go! came out in 1990. Of the 39 books first published in 1990 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #12 on our Best Books of 1990 list.
Why it made the list: 350 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (61 ratings). The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1990 list
- Four Past Midnight Stephen King, #10
- Gifted Hands Ben Carson, #11
- The Stepsister Robert Lawrence Stine, #13
- The Face on the Milk Carton Caroline B. Cooney, #14
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More years: Best Books of 1991.
The numbers behind it
- Readers: 236 want to read it, 14 are reading it now and 100 have read it, according to Open Library.
- Ratings: 4.1 out of 5 from 61 Open Library ratings.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 77 | 55% |
| Reader love | 72 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 59 | 20% |
Questions about Oh, the Places You'll Go!
When was Oh, the Places You'll Go! published?
Oh, the Places You'll Go! by Dr. Seuss was first published in 1990.
Was Oh, the Places You'll Go! one of the best books of 1990?
Oh, the Places You'll Go! is #12 on BookWard's Best Books of 1990, out of 39 1990 books that cleared our data bar. 350 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (61 ratings).
Why is Oh, the Places You'll Go! on the Best Books of 1990 list?
350 readers have shelved it on Open Library; readers rate it 4.1 out of 5 (61 ratings).
More of the best books of 1990
- Good Omens Terry Pratchett, #1
- Jurassic Park Michael Crichton, #2
- The Eye of the World Robert Jordan, #3
- The Witching Hour Anne Rice, #4
- Flow Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, #5
- The Things They Carried Tim O'Brien, #6
See the full Best Books of 1990, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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