America vs What We Talk About When We Talk About Love: Which Should You Read?
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
In his second collection of stories, as in his first, Carver's characters are peripheral people--people without education, insight or prospects, people too unimaginative to even give up. Carver celebrates these men and…
The verdict
- America is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 2 for What We Talk About When We Talk About Love.
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Love runs the darker storyline; America stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
America
≈ 1h vs 2h for What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
New to the genre?
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Moderate vs Demanding for America
In the mood for something dark?
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
a darker storyline than America
Want something lighter?
America
an easier tone than What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Scores by source
| America | What We Talk About When We Talk About Love | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (81529) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (145) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (77) |
Reception
| America | What We Talk About When We Talk About Love | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 81529 |
| Editions | 48 | 33 |
| Citations | — | 108 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 132609 |
| Reading it now | — | 4800 |
| Written reviews | — | 8028 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1571114 | 6054 |
| Pages | 42 | 159 |