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The Accidental Tourist

Classic · Fiction, Contemporary, Romance

The Accidental Tourist

by Anne Tyler

1985 · Fiction

48 Classic ★ 3.89 on Goodreads · 111K ratings

Is it worth reading?

NBCC Award (Fiction) winner (1985). 3.89★ from 111K Goodreads ratings.

By the numbers

48Must-Read Score

Critics60 out of 100 · counts 35%+24
Readers43 out of 100 · counts 50%+24
Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0

Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.

Where it ranks

#50 of the 120 romances we rank
#93 of the 216 literary novels we rank
#180 of the 296 classics we rank
#611 of the 1,344 books we rank

Won

NBCC Award (Fiction) winner (1985)

Shortlisted

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist (1986)

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