Circle of Friends vs Conversations With Friends: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Dublin, Female friendship, Literary, Young women, Friendship, Fiction
Circle of Friends
It began with Benny Hogan and Eve Malone, growing up, inseparable, in the village of Knockglen. Benny--the only child, yearning to break free from her adoring parents...Eve--the orphaned offspring of a convent…
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Conversations With Friends
Frances is a coolheaded and darkly observant young woman, vaguely pursuing a career in writing while studying in Dublin. Her best friend is the beautiful and endlessly self-possessed Bobbi. At a local poetry performance…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Circle of Friends highest: Circle of Friends 4.1 · Conversations With Friends 3.7.
- Conversations With Friends is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 10 for Circle of Friends.
- Conversations With Friends has the widest readership — 630020 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Circle of Friends | Conversations With Friends | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (69558) | 3.7 (630020) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (43) | 3.6 (584) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (298) | 4.0 (1711) |
Reception
| Circle of Friends | Conversations With Friends | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 69558 | 630020 |
| Editions | 57 | 16 |
| Citations | 43 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 28326 | — |
| Reading it now | 2185 | — |
| Written reviews | 2473 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 7279 | 6555 |
| Pages | 542 | 315 |