All the Light We Cannot See vs The Four Winds: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: History, Fiction
All the Light We Cannot See
From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the…
1 film adaptation
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The Four Winds
Texas, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott, deemed too old to marry in a time when…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- All the Light We Cannot See has the widest readership — 2061893 ratings behind its score.
- The Four Winds runs the darker storyline; All the Light We Cannot See stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| All the Light We Cannot See | The Four Winds | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (2061893) | 4.3 (1084925) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.2 (411) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (4) | 5.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (11862) | 4.5 (11943) |
Reception
| All the Light We Cannot See | The Four Winds | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2061893 | 1084925 |
| Editions | 72 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 2133539 | 715108 |
| Reading it now | 119150 | 56140 |
| Written reviews | 128411 | 97708 |
| Wikipedia attention | 29517 | 520 |
| Pages | 544 | 536 |