Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth vs The Custom of the Country: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Divorced people, Divorced women

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Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth Mel Krantzler · 1600 ★★★★☆ 3.7 231 pages · ≈ 4 h 17 m · Demanding

Divorce therapist Mel Krantzler approaches the subject of divorce from a unique perspective and offers an optimistic outlook and hopeful opportunities for personal growth to those struggling to recognize and renew their…

Organizational behavior Divorce Psychology Nonfiction

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The Custom of the Country Edith Wharton · 1900 ★★★★☆ 4.1 614 pages · ≈ 11 h 22 m · Challenging

Edith Wharton's satiric anatomy of American society in the first decade of the twentieth century appeared in 1913; it both appalled and fascinated its first reviewers, and established her as a major novelist. It follows…

Remarried people Upper class Paris Americans

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The verdict

Readers rate The Custom of the Country highest: The Custom of the Country 4.1 · Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth 3.7.
Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 11 for The Custom of the Country.
The Custom of the Country has the widest readership — 17033 ratings behind its score.
Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 21 times.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth ≈ 4h vs 11h for The Custom of the Country New to the genre? The Custom of the Country Challenging vs Demanding for Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth Want the literary heavyweight? Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth cited 21 times vs 1 for The Custom of the Country

Scores by source

	Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth	The Custom of the Country
Goodreads	3.6 (20)	4.1 (17033)
Hardcover	—	4.0 (24)
Apple Books	—	4.5 (8)
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Reception

	Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth	The Custom of the Country
Ratings	20	17033
Editions	32	94
Citations	21	1
Film adaptations	—	1
Want to read	—	44860
Reading it now	—	2173
Written reviews	—	2155
Wikipedia attention	—	16918
Pages	231	614
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth or The Custom of the Country?

The Custom of the Country has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Custom of the Country 4.1/5, Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth 3.7/5).

Which is shorter to read: Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth or The Custom of the Country?

Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth (231 pages, ≈ 4 h 17 m); The Custom of the Country (614 pages, ≈ 11 h 22 m).

Which is harder to read: Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth or The Custom of the Country?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Creative Divorce; A New Opportunity for Personal Growth: Demanding; The Custom of the Country: Challenging.