Girls Girls Girls vs The Expert of Subtle Revisions: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: LGBTQ+, Literary Fiction, Queer, LGBT, Historical, Historical Fiction
Girls Girls Girls
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It’s the summer of ’96 and best friends (and secret girlfriends) Hannah and Sam are driving across the country from Long Beach, New York, to the fabled queer paradise of San Francisco, free from the harsh gazes of their…
The Expert of Subtle Revisions
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In Half Moon Bay, California, 2016, a young woman waits for her father's sailboat to arrive at port. They have agreed to meet on this day and time. Yet he never shows. He has told her this event might come. And if it…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Expert of Subtle Revisions is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Girls Girls Girls.
- The Expert of Subtle Revisions has the widest readership — 10 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Girls Girls Girls | The Expert of Subtle Revisions | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.4 (7) | 4.2 (10) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (8) | 4.5 (5) |
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Reception
| Girls Girls Girls | The Expert of Subtle Revisions | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8 | 10 |
| Editions | 1 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 147 | 138 |
| Pages | 384 | 256 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Girls Girls Girls or The Expert of Subtle Revisions?
Girls Girls Girls has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Girls Girls Girls 4.2/5, The Expert of Subtle Revisions 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Girls Girls Girls or The Expert of Subtle Revisions?
The Expert of Subtle Revisions is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Expert of Subtle Revisions (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m); Girls Girls Girls (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: Girls Girls Girls or The Expert of Subtle Revisions?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Girls Girls Girls: Moderate; The Expert of Subtle Revisions: Moderate.