Breathing Lessons vs Patchwork Planet: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Baltimore, Maryland, Domestic fiction, Fiction
Breathing Lessons
“MAGGIE AND IRA MORAN HAD TO go to a funeral in Deer Lick, Pennsylvania.”
While driving to the funeral of a friend, a couple married twenty-eight years examine the expectations and disappointments of their marriage.
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Patchwork Planet
One of five Anne Tyler novels reissued in stunning new jacketsBarnaby Gaitlin is a loser - just short of thirty he's the black sheep of a philanthropic Baltimore family. Once upon a time he had a home, a loving wife, a…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Breathing Lessons has the widest readership — 34433 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Breathing Lessons | Patchwork Planet | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (34433) | 3.8 (15738) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (31) | 3.9 (12) |
| Google Books | — | 3.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (193) | 4.0 (21) |
Reception
| Breathing Lessons | Patchwork Planet | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 34433 | 15738 |
| Editions | 39 | 30 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 5476 |
| Reading it now | — | 366 |
| Written reviews | — | 1107 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1764 | — |
| Pages | 327 | 287 |