Evening Star vs The silver spoon: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Domestic fiction, Family, Families, Fiction
Evening Star
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The silver spoon
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The silver spoon is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 11 for Evening Star.
- The silver spoon has the widest readership — 10365 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Evening Star | The silver spoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (2226) | 4.1 (10365) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 3.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | — |
Reception
| Evening Star | The silver spoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2226 | 10365 |
| Editions | 25 | 25 |
| Citations | — | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1196 | — |
| Pages | 624 | 315 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Evening Star or The silver spoon?
The silver spoon has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The silver spoon 4.1/5, Evening Star 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Evening Star or The silver spoon?
The silver spoon is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The silver spoon (315 pages, ≈ 5 h 50 m); Evening Star (624 pages, ≈ 11 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: Evening Star or The silver spoon?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Evening Star: Moderate; The silver spoon: Challenging.