A precocious autobiography vs Wild Swans: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Biography & Memoir
vs
Wild Swans
"Jung Chang vividly evokes China's sights, sounds, and smells to create what must be one of the grimmest, yet most perceptive accounts of growing up middle-class in the maelstrom that has swept China since the 1920s." -…
The verdict
- Readers rate Wild Swans highest: Wild Swans 4.3 · A precocious autobiography 3.8.
- A precocious autobiography is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 13 for Wild Swans.
- Wild Swans has the widest readership — 128589 ratings behind its score.
- Wild Swans runs the darker storyline; A precocious autobiography stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
A precocious autobiography
≈ 2h vs 13h for Wild Swans
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Wild Swans
4.3 vs 3.8 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
Wild Swans
a darker storyline than A precocious autobiography
Want something lighter?
A precocious autobiography
an easier tone than Wild Swans
Scores by source
| A precocious autobiography | Wild Swans | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (180) | 4.3 (128589) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 4.3 (104) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (187) |
Reception
| A precocious autobiography | Wild Swans | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 180 | 128589 |
| Editions | 9 | 72 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 434 | 161756 |
| Reading it now | 11 | 9161 |
| Written reviews | 32 | 8970 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 5578 |
| Pages | 124 | 729 |