Oracle Night vs You Can't Go Home Again: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Novelists, Novelists, Fiction
Oracle Night
A novelist recovers from an accident. He begins to write again, after buying a blue portugese notebook. The words flow, but at some point, strange things begin to happen: his beloved wife behaves strangely, fiction and…
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You Can't Go Home Again
George Webber has written a successful novel about his family and hometown. When he returns to that town he is shaken by the force of the outrage and hatred that greets him. Family and friends feel naked and exposed by…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Oracle Night is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 13 for You Can't Go Home Again.
- Oracle Night has the widest readership — 18259 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Oracle Night | You Can't Go Home Again | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (18259) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (27) | 3.4 (7) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (18) | 4.0 (12) |
Reception
| Oracle Night | You Can't Go Home Again | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18259 | 12 |
| Editions | 30 | 15 |
| Citations | — | 45 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 338 | 3856 |
| Pages | 251 | 727 |