A Map of the World vs Disgrace: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Farm life in fiction, Farm life, Domestic fiction, Fiction
A Map of the World
In the tradition of The Good Mother by Sue Miller and Before and After by Rosellen Brown, A Map of the World is the riveting story of how a single mistake can forever change the lives of everyone involved - in ways that…
1 film adaptation
vs
Disgrace
“For a man of his age, fifty-two, divorced, he has, to his mind, solved the problem of sex rather well.”
At fifty-two, Professor David Lurie is divorced, filled with desire, but lacking in passion. An affair with one of his students leaves him jobless, shunned by his friends, and ridiculed by his ex-wife. He retreats to…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Disgrace is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for A Map of the World.
- Disgrace has the widest readership — 121276 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Map of the World | Disgrace | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (74458) | 3.9 (121276) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (24) | 3.8 (188) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (50) | 4.0 (120) |
Reception
| A Map of the World | Disgrace | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 74458 | 121276 |
| Editions | 16 | 56 |
| Citations | 4 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 80590 |
| Reading it now | — | 2311 |
| Written reviews | — | 10104 |
| Wikipedia attention | 826 | 4887 |
| Pages | 389 | 252 |