Evening Class vs The Scarlet Feather: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Dublin, Domestic fiction, Fiction
Evening Class
In Dublin, an evening class of Italian language and culture changes the lives of its students. A girl finds love, a boy abandons crime, a man regains a reason for living. It is the work of the teacher, an Irish woman…
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The Scarlet Feather
A fascinating look at large, diverse Irish families with sub plots and characters from the hard working just getting started to those in the upper echelons with challenges of their own. A delightful book.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Evening Class has the widest readership — 45543 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Evening Class | The Scarlet Feather | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (45543) | 4.0 (30869) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (21) | — |
| Google Books | 3.5 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (172) | 4.5 (324) |
Reception
| Evening Class | The Scarlet Feather | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 45543 | 30869 |
| Editions | 47 | 64 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 6462 |
| Reading it now | — | 1217 |
| Written reviews | — | 1248 |
| Wikipedia attention | 179 | — |
| Pages | 528 | 518 |