Exhalation vs The golden apples of the sun and other stories: Which Should You Read?
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The verdict
- Readers rate Exhalation highest: Exhalation 4.3 · The golden apples of the sun and other stories 4.0.
- Exhalation has the widest readership — 117628 ratings behind its score.
- The golden apples of the sun and other stories runs the darker storyline; Exhalation stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Exhalation | The golden apples of the sun and other stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (117628) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (898) | 4.1 (41) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (619) | — |
Reception
| Exhalation | The golden apples of the sun and other stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 117628 | 41 |
| Editions | 17 | 48 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 162009 | — |
| Reading it now | 16528 | — |
| Written reviews | 15058 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 959 | — |
| Pages | 338 | 250 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Exhalation or The golden apples of the sun and other stories?
Exhalation has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Exhalation 4.3/5, The golden apples of the sun and other stories 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Exhalation or The golden apples of the sun and other stories?
The golden apples of the sun and other stories is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The golden apples of the sun and other stories (250 pages, ≈ 4 h 38 m); Exhalation (338 pages, ≈ 6 h 16 m).
Which is harder to read: Exhalation or The golden apples of the sun and other stories?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Exhalation: Moderate; The golden apples of the sun and other stories: Moderate.