Brother vs The Italian Girl: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Brothers, Families, Fiction
Brother
"Deep in the heart of Appalachia stands a crooked farmhouse miles from any road. The Morrows keep to themselves, and it's served them well so far. When girls go missing off the side of the highway, the cops don't knock…
vs
The Italian Girl
Edmund has escaped from his family into a lonely life.Returning for his mother's funeral he finds himself involved in the old, awful problems together with some new ones. He also rediscovers the eternal family servant,…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Italian Girl highest: The Italian Girl 4.1 · Brother 3.9.
- The Italian Girl is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Brother.
- Brother has the widest readership — 83128 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Brother | The Italian Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (83128) | 4.1 (25709) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (132) | 3.3 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (647) | 3.0 (26) |
Reception
| Brother | The Italian Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 83128 | 25709 |
| Editions | 3 | 39 |
| Citations | — | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2771 | 338 |
| Pages | 329 | 198 |