Edgar
Score

A literary ranking that measures how books are received through written criticism.

The project takes its name from Edgar Allan Poe, one of the most rigorous literary critics of the nineteenth century. Poe believed criticism should be analytical, principled, and serious — a discipline capable of judging literature with clarity and intellectual honesty.

EdgarScore follows that spirit.

Using artificial intelligence, the platform analyzes written reviews published online — from major newspapers and literary magazines to independent critics, bloggers, and passionate readers who engage seriously with books.

What matters is not institutional prestige, but the quality of the written review itself.

Because literature is a written art, EdgarScore only considers written criticism. Video reactions, social media ratings, and short-form reactions are excluded from the system.

Each review is analyzed and converted into a score, producing a ranking based on critical reception rather than popularity.

The result is a map of contemporary literature through the lens of criticism — where the question is not what people rate, but what thoughtful readers actually write about books.

The
Methodology

Every number has a reason. How the ranking is calculated.

Analysis

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