Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, and Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Shopaholic Series, Books 1, 2, & 3) vs Folly and Glory: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British, Young women, Bildungsromans, Fiction
Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, and Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Shopaholic Series, Books 1, 2, & 3)
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Meet Becky Bloomwood, America’s favorite shopaholic—a young woman with a big heart, big dreams…and just one little weakness. Becky has a fabulous flat in London's trendiest neighborhood, a troupe of glamorous socialite…
Folly and Glory
“PETEY, the sensitive twin, aged one year and a half, began to sneeze and couldn't stop, giving Petal her chance: she at once seized a stuffed blue rooster the two had been fighting over and slipped behind her mother, waiting to see what her twin would do when he stopped sneezing and discovered the theft.”
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"As this finale opens, Tasmin and her family are under irksome, though comfortable, arrest in Mexican Santa Fe. Her father, the eccentric Lord Berrybender, is planning to head for Texas with his whole family and his…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Folly and Glory has the widest readership — 38 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, and Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Shopaholic Series, Books 1, 2, & 3) | Folly and Glory | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 3.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (38) |
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Reception
| Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, and Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Shopaholic Series, Books 1, 2, & 3) | Folly and Glory | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11 | 38 |
| Editions | 9 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 145 |
| Pages | 310 | 236 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, and Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Shopaholic Series, Books 1, 2, & 3) or Folly and Glory?
Folly and Glory has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Folly and Glory 4.2/5, Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, and Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Shopaholic Series, Books 1, 2, & 3) 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, and Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Shopaholic Series, Books 1, 2, & 3) or Folly and Glory?
Folly and Glory is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Folly and Glory (236 pages, ≈ 4 h 22 m); Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, and Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Shopaholic Series, Books 1, 2, & 3) (310 pages, ≈ 5 h 44 m).
Which is harder to read: Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, and Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Shopaholic Series, Books 1, 2, & 3) or Folly and Glory?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Confessions of a Shopaholic, Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, and Shopaholic Ties the Knot (Shopaholic Series, Books 1, 2, & 3): Light; Folly and Glory: Moderate.