Art of Mending, The (Ay Spoken Word - Berg) vs Nightcrawling: Which Should You Read?
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Art of Mending, The (Ay Spoken Word - Berg)
“THIS IS THE MINNESOTA STATE FAIR I REMEMBER MOST: It was 1960, a Saturday morning when I was eleven years old, and I was the first one up.”
It begins with the sudden revelation of astonishing secrets--secrets that have shaped the personalities and fates of three siblings, and now threaten to tear them apart. In renowned author Elizabeth Berg's moving new…
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Nightcrawling
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK • A dazzling novel about a young Black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its justice system. This debut…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Nightcrawling has the widest readership — 64723 ratings behind its score.
- Nightcrawling runs the darker storyline; Art of Mending, The (Ay Spoken Word - Berg) stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Art of Mending, The (Ay Spoken Word - Berg) | Nightcrawling | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (64723) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.1 (76) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (305) |
Reception
| Art of Mending, The (Ay Spoken Word - Berg) | Nightcrawling | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 64723 |
| Editions | 19 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 172008 |
| Reading it now | — | 4186 |
| Written reviews | — | 8562 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 532 |
| Pages | 272 | 288 |