Flirting with Pete vs The Magnificent Ambersons: Which Should You Read?
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Flirting with Pete
“The memorial service was held in a dark stone church on Boston's Marlboro Street, not far from where Cornelius Unger had lived and worked.”
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Psychologist Casey Ellis never met her father -- but that didn't stop her from following in his professional footsteps. Now he has died, and Casey is shocked to have inherited his elegant Boston town house, complete…
The Magnificent Ambersons
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Major Amberson had "made a fortune" in 1878, when other people were losing fortunes, and the magnificence of the Ambersons began then. Magnificence, like the size of a fortune, is always comparative, as even Magnificent…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Magnificent Ambersons has the widest readership — 12416 ratings behind its score.
- Flirting with Pete runs the darker storyline; The Magnificent Ambersons stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Flirting with Pete | The Magnificent Ambersons | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (5831) | 3.8 (12416) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 3.9 (22) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (129) | 4.5 (24) |
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Reception
| Flirting with Pete | The Magnificent Ambersons | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5831 | 12416 |
| Editions | 9 | 194 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 3489 | 12886 |
| Reading it now | 153 | — |
| Written reviews | 317 | 1245 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1897 |
| Pages | 355 | 276 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Flirting with Pete or The Magnificent Ambersons?
Flirting with Pete has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Flirting with Pete 3.9/5, The Magnificent Ambersons 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Flirting with Pete or The Magnificent Ambersons?
The Magnificent Ambersons is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Magnificent Ambersons (276 pages, ≈ 5 h 07 m); Flirting with Pete (355 pages, ≈ 6 h 34 m).
Which is harder to read: Flirting with Pete or The Magnificent Ambersons?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Flirting with Pete: Moderate; The Magnificent Ambersons: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Flirting with Pete: no film adaptation on record; The Magnificent Ambersons: 2 film adaptations.