Bittersweet vs Happiness for Beginners: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Self-realization in women, Self-actualization, Fiction
Bittersweet
"Returning to the sweeping romantic saga, Colleen McCullough presents a new major work: the story of four unforgettable sisters navigating work, love, and their dreams in 1920s Australia. Because they are two sets of…
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Happiness for Beginners
"A year after getting divorced, Helen Carpenter, thirty-two, lets her annoying, ten years younger brother talk her into signing up for a wilderness survival course. It's supposed to be a chance for her to pull herself…
The verdict
- Readers rate Happiness for Beginners highest: Happiness for Beginners 4.1 · Bittersweet 3.4.
- Happiness for Beginners is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 10 for Bittersweet.
- Bittersweet has the widest readership — 18556 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Bittersweet | Happiness for Beginners | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (18556) | 4.0 (10262) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (5) | 4.0 (80) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (264) | 4.5 (508) |
Reception
| Bittersweet | Happiness for Beginners | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18556 | 10262 |
| Editions | 16 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 79212 |
| Written reviews | — | 10262 |
| Wikipedia attention | 541 | 4859 |
| Pages | 541 | 316 |