Baker Towers vs Sanctuary: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Pennsylvania, Domestic fiction, Fiction
Baker Towers
E-Book Extras: ONE: An Interview with Jennifer Haigh; TWO: Reading Group Guide. A stunning follow-up to her bestselling debut, Mrs. Kimble, Jennifer Haigh returns with Baker Towers, a compelling story of love and loss…
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Sanctuary
Ajax the Younger violates Cassandras sanctuary at the Palladium: tondo of an Attic cup, ca. 440–430 BCE]]
The verdict
- Readers rate Sanctuary highest: Sanctuary 4.0 · Baker Towers 3.8.
- Sanctuary has the widest readership — 25464 ratings behind its score.
- Baker Towers runs the darker storyline; Sanctuary stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Baker Towers | Sanctuary | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (5093) | 4.0 (25464) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.0 (2) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (46) | — |
Reception
| Baker Towers | Sanctuary | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5093 | 25464 |
| Editions | 20 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 2664 | — |
| Reading it now | 236 | — |
| Written reviews | 709 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 28 | 5601 |
| Pages | 336 | 320 |