Amelia vs How to Be Good: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Married women, Married people, Domestic fiction, Fiction
Amelia
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Against her mother's wishes, Amelia marries Captain William Booth, a young army officer, and runs away to London. William is unjustly imprisoned in Newgate, and is subsequently seduced by Miss Matthews. Amelia stays…
How to Be Good
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According to her own complex moral calculations, Katie Carr has earned her affair. She's a doctor and her husband David is the self-styled Angriest Man in Holloway. But when David suddenly becomes good - properly,…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Amelia highest: Amelia 3.5 · How to Be Good 3.2.
- How to Be Good is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 11 for Amelia.
- How to Be Good has the widest readership — 58443 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Amelia | How to Be Good | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (923) | 3.2 (58443) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.4 (78) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 3.5 (46) |
Reception
| Amelia | How to Be Good | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 923 | 58443 |
| Editions | 80 | 49 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2663 | — |
| Reading it now | 35 | — |
| Written reviews | 48 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 674 | 689 |
| Pages | 594 | 258 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Amelia or How to Be Good?
Amelia has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Amelia 3.5/5, How to Be Good 3.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: Amelia or How to Be Good?
How to Be Good is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: How to Be Good (258 pages, ≈ 4 h 47 m); Amelia (594 pages, ≈ 11 h 00 m).
Which is harder to read: Amelia or How to Be Good?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Amelia: Demanding; How to Be Good: Light.