Dark Tides vs Giant's bread: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English literature, Romance
Dark Tides
1 New York Times bestselling author of Tidelands returns with an “sweeping” (Parade) historical novel tracking the rise of the Tidelands family in London, Venice, and New England.Midsummer Eve 1670. Two unexpected…
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Giant's bread
A spellbinding novel of romantic obsession. Vernon Deyre is a sensitive and brilliant musician, even a genius. But there is a high price to be paid for his talent, especially by his family and the two women in his life.…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Giant's bread is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for Dark Tides.
- Giant's bread has the widest readership — 4592 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Dark Tides | Giant's bread | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (4592) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (8) | 2.9 (7) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (375) | 4.0 (5) |
Reception
| Dark Tides | Giant's bread | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 375 | 4592 |
| Editions | 6 | 30 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 5712 |
| Reading it now | — | 189 |
| Written reviews | — | 380 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 905 |
| Pages | 480 | 354 |