A Thousand Splendid Suns vs The Glory of Hera: Which Should You Read?
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
“Mariam was five years old the first time she heard the word harami.”
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After 103 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and with four million copies of The Kite Runner shipped, Khaled Hosseini returns with a beautiful, riveting, and haunting novel that confirms his place as one of the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate A Thousand Splendid Suns highest: A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.4 · The Glory of Hera 3.8.
- A Thousand Splendid Suns is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 10 for The Glory of Hera.
- A Thousand Splendid Suns has the widest readership — 3184 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| A Thousand Splendid Suns | The Glory of Hera | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.3 (1082) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (3184) | — |
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Reception
| A Thousand Splendid Suns | The Glory of Hera | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3184 | 1 |
| Editions | 61 | 7 |
| Wikipedia attention | 23679 | — |
| Pages | 404 | 543 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Thousand Splendid Suns or The Glory of Hera?
A Thousand Splendid Suns has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Thousand Splendid Suns 4.4/5, The Glory of Hera 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Thousand Splendid Suns or The Glory of Hera?
A Thousand Splendid Suns is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A Thousand Splendid Suns (404 pages, ≈ 7 h 29 m); The Glory of Hera (543 pages, ≈ 10 h 03 m).
Which is harder to read: A Thousand Splendid Suns or The Glory of Hera?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Thousand Splendid Suns: Moderate; The Glory of Hera: Moderate.