Dinner at the Homesick RestaurantClassic · Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
1982 · Fiction
31
Classic
★ 3.80 on Goodreads · 36K ratings
Critics' pick
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist (1983). 3.80★ from 36K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
31Must-Read Score
- Readers12 out of 100 · counts 40%+5
- Critics64 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+23
- Bestseller17 out of 100 · counts 14%+3
- 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.
Where it ranks
- #152 of the 209 literary novels we rank
- #419 of the 519 classics we rank
- #1095 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist (1983)
- National Book Award (Fiction) finalist (1983)
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