Guapa vs The Lord Won't Mind: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: LGBTQ novels, Gay men, Fiction
Guapa
Set over the course of twenty-four hours, Guapa follows Rasa, a gay man living in an unnamed Arab country, as he tries to carve out a life for himself in the midst of political and social upheaval. Rasa spends his days…
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The Lord Won't Mind
“"HE'S COMING IN A WEEK," C.B. said, laying the letter down beside her breakfast coffee.”
At last, contemporary readers have the chance to discover a notorious and incomparably entertaining classic of gay fiction. When Gordon Merrick’s bold tale of men in love first appeared in print, the uproar from…
The verdict
- Readers rate Guapa highest: Guapa 4.2 · The Lord Won't Mind 3.7.
- The Lord Won't Mind has the widest readership — 739 ratings behind its score.
- Guapa runs the darker storyline; The Lord Won't Mind stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Guapa | The Lord Won't Mind | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (739) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (13) | 2.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (31) | 3.5 (10) |
Reception
| Guapa | The Lord Won't Mind | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 31 | 739 |
| Editions | 5 | 10 |
| Citations | — | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 1261 |
| Reading it now | — | 76 |
| Written reviews | — | 103 |
| Wikipedia attention | 9 | — |
| Pages | 331 | 280 |