Evening Star vs The Italian Girl: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Domestic fiction, Family, Families, Fiction
Evening Star
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Een ruimdenkende bejaarde dame uit Texas ondervindt de problemen van het ouder worden. Vervolg op "Terms of endearment."
The Italian Girl
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Edmund has escaped from his family into a lonely life.Returning for his mother's funeral he finds himself involved in the old, awful problems together with some new ones. He also rediscovers the eternal family servant,…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Italian Girl is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 11 for Evening Star.
- The Italian Girl has the widest readership — 25709 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Evening Star | The Italian Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (2226) | 4.1 (25709) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 3.3 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | 3.0 (26) |
Reception
| Evening Star | The Italian Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2226 | 25709 |
| Editions | 25 | 39 |
| Citations | — | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1196 | 338 |
| Pages | 624 | 198 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Evening Star or The Italian Girl?
The Italian Girl has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Italian Girl 4.1/5, Evening Star 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Evening Star or The Italian Girl?
The Italian Girl is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Italian Girl (198 pages, ≈ 3 h 40 m); Evening Star (624 pages, ≈ 11 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: Evening Star or The Italian Girl?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Evening Star: Moderate; The Italian Girl: Challenging.