Becoming Maria vs Down Came the Rain: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Actors and actresses, Women, Biography & Memoir
Becoming Maria
Set in the 1950s in the Bronx, this is the story of a girl with a dream. Emmy award-winning actress and writer Sonia Manzano plunges us into the daily lives of a Latino family that is loving--and troubled. This is…
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Down Came the Rain
When Brooke Shields welcomed her newborn daughter, Rowan Francis, into the world, a crippling depression followed. In DOWN CAME THE RAIN, Brooke writes about the tribulations, depression, and, ultimately, the triumphs…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Down Came the Rain has the widest readership — 4306 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Becoming Maria | Down Came the Rain | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (1119) | 3.8 (4306) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.8 (4) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (47) |
Reception
| Becoming Maria | Down Came the Rain | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1119 | 4306 |
| Editions | 6 | 9 |
| Want to read | 2179 | 2856 |
| Reading it now | 63 | 178 |
| Written reviews | 235 | 567 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1967 |
| Pages | 267 | 226 |