Cranford vs Looking at the stars: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sisters, Women, Children's fiction, Fiction
Cranford
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Cranford was first serialized in Charles Dickens’ magazine Household Words between 1851 and 1853. The structureless nature of the stories, and the fact that Gaskell was busy writing her novel Ruth at the time the…
Looking at the stars
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Amina's community is ravaged by war, and her family welcome what they hope is a liberating force. However, they face further oppression, from a regime which enforces the subordination of women, and everyone is force to…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Looking at the stars highest: Looking at the stars 4.1 · Cranford 3.8.
- Cranford has the widest readership — 49278 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Cranford | Looking at the stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (49278) | 4.1 (311) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (66) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (8) | — |
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Reception
| Cranford | Looking at the stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 49278 | 311 |
| Editions | 473 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 55976 | — |
| Reading it now | 2701 | — |
| Written reviews | 4102 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3384 | — |
| Pages | — | 374 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Cranford or Looking at the stars?
Looking at the stars has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Looking at the stars 4.1/5, Cranford 3.8/5).
Which is harder to read: Cranford or Looking at the stars?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Cranford: Challenging; Looking at the stars: Light.
Have both books been made into films?
Cranford: 1 film adaptation; Looking at the stars: no film adaptation on record.