Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve (Library of Wales) vs The Chosen: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Jewish families, Jews, Coming-of-age, Fiction
Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve (Library of Wales)
Widely acclaimed for its warm humor, lyricism, and honesty, this accurate evocation of the 1930s has become a classic. In this delightful autobiographical novel, Dannie Abse skilfully interweaves public and private…
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The Chosen
“FOR THE FIRST FIFTEEN YEARS of our lives, Danny and I lived within five blocks of each other and neither of us knew of the other's existence.”
It's about two jewish boys from different jewish sects with very differing doctrine. The kids meet in the unlikely circumstance of a baseball game, and a terrible accident, that leads them to be lifelong friends
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Chosen highest: The Chosen 4.1 · Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve (Library of Wales) 3.9.
- The Chosen has the widest readership — 100008 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve (Library of Wales) | The Chosen | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (100008) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (104) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (99) |
Reception
| Ash on a Young Man's Sleeve (Library of Wales) | The Chosen | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 100008 |
| Editions | 10 | 68 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 40151 |
| Reading it now | — | 2048 |
| Written reviews | — | 5718 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3133 |
| Pages | 198 | 284 |