Agostino vs Cherry: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sex, Coming-of-age, Children's fiction, Fiction
Agostino
Thirteen-year-old Agostino is spending the summer at a Tuscan seaside resort with his beautiful widowed mother. When she takes up with a cocksure new companion, Agostino, feeling ignored and unloved, begins hanging…
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Cherry
In this honest, frank, and funny debut novel, four best friends make a pact during their senior year of high school to lose their virginities—and end up finding friendship, love, and self-discovery along the way.To be…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Agostino is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Cherry.
- Cherry has the widest readership — 22277 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Agostino | Cherry | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (4512) | 3.5 (22277) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (6) | 3.2 (5) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (7) | 4.5 (16) |
Reception
| Agostino | Cherry | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4512 | 22277 |
| Editions | 36 | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 5331 | — |
| Reading it now | 121 | — |
| Written reviews | 414 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 84 | 34171 |
| Pages | 128 | 400 |