A Summons to MemphisClassic · Fiction, Classics, Literary Fiction
A Summons to Memphis
1986 · Fiction
30
Classic
★ 3.62 on Goodreads · 7K ratings
Reserve shelf
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1987). 3.62★ from 7K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
30Must-Read Score
- Readers0 out of 100 · counts 40%+0
- Critics83 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+30
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- 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.
On our reserve shelf: it hasn't collected enough Goodreads ratings yet for us to rank it alongside the Must-Read 50 pool. We check again every month, and it can still turn up in your 50 once you've read most of our ranked books.
Won
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1987)
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (1986)
- NBCC Award (Fiction) finalist (1986)
Reads as
Moving, Thought-provoking
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