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Cover of Homecoming

Homecoming

Homecoming by John Bradshaw is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including McKinsey & Company, for a Consensus Score of 12 out of 100.

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Our take

AI-drafted

John Bradshaw's inner-child framework has aged into a foundational, if dated, text of the recovery-movement canon, and this audiobook edition — read by Bradshaw himself — retains the direct, clinical-but-accessible tone that made the original popular. Bradshaw's clinical distance from the anecdotes he shares can read as detached rather than empathetic.

In the press

  • This book provides insight into the source of many psychological problems: childhood wounds – and the author provides a practical and nurturing way to rebuild the bond with our younger selves.
    AudioFile Magazine

How the Consensus Score is calculated

Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.

SourceAuthorityRecencyAwardContribution
McKinsey & Company0.800.701.00×0.56
Weighted sum → Score0.5612

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Frequently asked

What lists is Homecoming on?

Homecoming appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including McKinsey & Company.

What is its Consensus Score?

Homecoming has a Consensus Score of 12 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.