Evening Star vs The Wapshot Scandal: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Domestic fiction, 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."
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The Wapshot Scandal
“The snow began to fall into St. Botolphs at four-fifteen on Christmas Eve.”
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Tells of the Wapshot family as they carom around the world with considerable velocity, at times veering into outbreaks of wild hilarity.
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Wapshot Scandal is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 11 for Evening Star.
- Evening Star has the widest readership — 2226 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Evening Star | The Wapshot Scandal | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (2226) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | — |
Reception
| Evening Star | The Wapshot Scandal | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2226 | 2 |
| Editions | 25 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1196 | 299 |
| Pages | 624 | 309 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Evening Star or The Wapshot Scandal?
Evening Star has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Evening Star 3.9/5, The Wapshot Scandal 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Evening Star or The Wapshot Scandal?
The Wapshot Scandal is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Wapshot Scandal (309 pages, ≈ 5 h 43 m); Evening Star (624 pages, ≈ 11 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: Evening Star or The Wapshot Scandal?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Evening Star: Moderate; The Wapshot Scandal: Moderate.