The Remains of the DayClassic · Fiction, Historical Fiction, Classics
The Remains of the Day
1989 · 258 pages · Fiction
67
Classic
★ 4.14 on Goodreads · 391K ratings
≈ 6 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Booker Prize winner (1989). 4.14★ from 391K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
67Must-Read Score
- Critics56 out of 100 · counts 35%+23
- Readers77 out of 100 · counts 50%+44
- 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
- #32 of the 256 historical novels we rank
- #45 of the 296 classics we rank
- #122 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Booker Prize winner (1989)
Reads as
Moving, Thought-provoking
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