Get Shorty vs The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Hollywood, Motion picture actors and actresses, Motion picture industry, Fiction
Get Shorty
Mob-connected loanshark Chili Palmer is sick of the Miami grind -- plus his "friends" have a bad habit of dying there. So when he chases a deadbeat client out to Hollywood, Chili figures he might like to stay. This town…
1 film adaptation
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The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
Aging and reclusive Hollywood movie icon Evelyn Hugo is finally ready to tell the truth about her glamorous and scandalous life. But when she chooses unknown magazine reporter Monique Grant for the job, no one is more…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo highest: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo 4.4 · Get Shorty 4.0.
- Get Shorty is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.
- The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo has the widest readership — 4401836 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Get Shorty | The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (26091) | 4.4 (4401836) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (58) | 4.3 (2786) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (5) | 4.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (90) | 4.5 (18733) |
Reception
| Get Shorty | The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26091 | 4401836 |
| Editions | 31 | 24 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 16006 | — |
| Reading it now | 1175 | — |
| Written reviews | 1090 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2820 | 38479 |
| Pages | 292 | 400 |