A Prayer for Owen Meany vs The Women: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Vietnam War, Psychological fiction, Fiction
A Prayer for Owen Meany
"I am doomed to remember a boy with a wrecked voice - not because of his voice, or because he was the smallest person I ever knew, or even because he was the instrument of my mother's death, but because he is the reason…
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The Women
Women can be heroes. When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances “Frankie” McGrath hears these words, it is a revelation. Raised in the sun-drenched, idyllic world of Southern California and sheltered by her…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Women highest: The Women 4.6 · A Prayer for Owen Meany 4.4.
- The Women has the widest readership — 1800663 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A Prayer for Owen Meany | The Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.6 (1800663) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (338) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (782) | 4.5 (15283) |
Reception
| A Prayer for Owen Meany | The Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 782 | 1800663 |
| Editions | 32 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Pages | 543 | 480 |