Dearly, beloved vs Guess How Much I Love You: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Love, Romance, Fiction
Dearly, beloved
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"It's 2196, and the city of New London is now markedly changed. Political and social tensions are building around the advent of the "civilized" undead, and there's violence in the streets. When that violence hits close…
Guess How Much I Love You
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Welcome the family classic with an elegant, refreshed cover — the quintessential picture book, just waiting to be shared. Sometimes, when you love someone very, very much, you want to find a way of describing how much…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Guess How Much I Love You highest: Guess How Much I Love You 4.4 · Dearly, beloved 4.0.
- Guess How Much I Love You is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for Dearly, beloved.
- Guess How Much I Love You has the widest readership — 149012 ratings behind its score.
- Dearly, beloved runs the darker storyline; Guess How Much I Love You stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Dearly, beloved | Guess How Much I Love You | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.4 (149012) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.3 (78) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (12) | 4.5 (13) |
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Reception
| Dearly, beloved | Guess How Much I Love You | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 12 | 149012 |
| Editions | 6 | 129 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 31273 |
| Reading it now | — | 310 |
| Written reviews | — | 2486 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 2837 |
| Pages | 480 | 31 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Dearly, beloved or Guess How Much I Love You?
Guess How Much I Love You has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Guess How Much I Love You 4.4/5, Dearly, beloved 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Dearly, beloved or Guess How Much I Love You?
Guess How Much I Love You is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Guess How Much I Love You (31 pages, ≈ 34 min); Dearly, beloved (480 pages, ≈ 8 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: Dearly, beloved or Guess How Much I Love You?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Dearly, beloved: Moderate; Guess How Much I Love You: Challenging.