Coming of age around the world vs Of Water and the Spirit: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Rites and ceremonies, Civilization
Coming of age around the world
Discover a wonderful world of celebrations from around the world. Featuring the world's main religions as well as some little-known ceremonies and festivals, this book takes an intriguing and colorful look at how…
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Of Water and the Spirit
Malidoma Patrice Some was born in a Dagara Village. He was soon to be abducted to a Jesuit school, where he remained for the next fifteen years, being harshly indoctrinated into European ways of thought and worship. The…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Coming of age around the world is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Of Water and the Spirit.
- Coming of age around the world has the widest readership — 41 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Coming of age around the world | Of Water and the Spirit | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (41) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 4.3 (3) |
Reception
| Coming of age around the world | Of Water and the Spirit | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 41 | 3 |
| Editions | 6 | 9 |
| Citations | — | 36 |
| Want to read | 149 | — |
| Reading it now | 5 | — |
| Written reviews | 7 | — |
| Pages | 32 | 320 |