666 Park Avenue vs The Rise of Silas Lapham: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Socialites, Rich people, Fiction
666 Park Avenue
“Both chilling and chic, frightening, yet fashionable—pure evil has never been this much fun!”—New York Times bestselling author Kerrelyn Sparks, “Dark secrets and truly wicked socialites—666 Park Avenue is a thrill to…
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The Rise of Silas Lapham
The Rise of Silas Lapham is a novel written by William Dean Howells in 1885 about the materialistic rise of Silas Lapham from rags to riches, and his ensuing moral susceptibility. Silas earns a fortune in the paint…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Rise of Silas Lapham has the widest readership — 4433 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| 666 Park Avenue | The Rise of Silas Lapham | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.4 (4433) |
| Hardcover | 3.1 (8) | 2.6 (5) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (188) | 4.0 (15) |
Reception
| 666 Park Avenue | The Rise of Silas Lapham | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 188 | 4433 |
| Editions | 8 | 226 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 3355 |
| Reading it now | — | 207 |
| Written reviews | — | 342 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2375 | 603 |
| Pages | — | 256 |