Cry, The Beloved Country vs Pinocchio: Which Should You Read?
Cry, The Beloved Country
“IT IS SOME eleven years since the first Author's Note was written.”
This book is the most famous and important novel in South Africa's history, and an immediate worldwide bestseller when it was published in 1948. Alan Paton's impassioned novel about a black man's country under white…
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Pinocchio
In a little town somewhere in Italy lived a friendly old carpenter called Geppetto. And this is the story of that good man and his son - Pinocchio. Now in the town all the girls and boys knew that old Geppetto had a way…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Pinocchio is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Cry, The Beloved Country.
- Pinocchio has the widest readership — 90780 ratings behind its score.
- Cry, The Beloved Country runs the darker storyline; Pinocchio stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Pinocchio
≈ 1h vs 4h for Cry, The Beloved Country
New to the genre?
Pinocchio
Light vs Demanding for Cry, The Beloved Country
In the mood for something dark?
Cry, The Beloved Country
a darker storyline than Pinocchio
Want something lighter?
Pinocchio
an easier tone than Cry, The Beloved Country
Scores by source
| Cry, The Beloved Country | Pinocchio | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (81000) | 3.8 (90780) |
| Hardcover | 2.5 (2) | 3.8 (70) |
| Google Books | 2.0 (1) | 4.5 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (171) | 4.5 (195) |
Reception
| Cry, The Beloved Country | Pinocchio | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 81000 | 90780 |
| Editions | 59 | 30 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 54502 | — |
| Reading it now | 1871 | — |
| Written reviews | 5566 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 4147 | 29014 |
| Pages | 258 | 61 |