Always Coming HomeClassic · Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Always Coming Home
1985 · 526 pages · Fiction
37
Classic
★ 4.07 on Goodreads · 5K ratings
Reserve shelf
≈ 13 hours to read · about 4 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (1985). 4.07★ from 5K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
37Must-Read Score
- Readers57 out of 100 · counts 40%+26
- Critics30 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+11
- 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.
Shortlisted
- National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (1985)
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Adventurous
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