Beyond Heaven's River vs Hot Springs: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Veterans, World War II, Fiction
Beyond Heaven's River
Yoshio Kawashita is a great warrior until aliens whisk him away during World War II. They put him on a desolate planet far from his home, where he is destined to remain forever, leaving him alone in his new hell. Then…
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Hot Springs
"In the summer of 1946, the most wide-open town in America is Hot Springs, Arkansas, a city of ancient, legendary corruption. While the pilgirms take the cure in the mineral-rich 142-degree water that bubbles from the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Hot Springs highest: Hot Springs 3.9 · Beyond Heaven's River 3.3.
- Beyond Heaven's River is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 10 for Hot Springs.
- Beyond Heaven's River has the widest readership — 310 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Beyond Heaven's River | Hot Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.2 (310) | 3.3 (151) |
| Hardcover | 2.7 (3) | 4.2 (10) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (9) | 4.5 (169) |
Reception
| Beyond Heaven's River | Hot Springs | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 310 | 169 |
| Editions | 21 | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 253 |
| Pages | 256 | 560 |