I'll Cry Tomorrow vs The Bastard: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Story, Book, American, Adult
I'll Cry Tomorrow
THE GREAT BESTSELLER OF THIS CENTURY! The brutally frank story! Deprived of a normal childhood by her ambitious mother, Katie, Lillian Roth becomes a star of Broadway and Hollywood before she is twenty. Shortly before…
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The Bastard
“Phillipe Charboneau—the bastard. Illegitimate son of an English nobleman, Phillipe flees Europe and, as Philip Kent, joins the turbulent adventure that was the beginning of the American Experience. Through his…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Bastard highest: The Bastard 4.4 · I'll Cry Tomorrow 4.0.
- I'll Cry Tomorrow is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for The Bastard.
- I'll Cry Tomorrow has the widest readership — 491 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| I'll Cry Tomorrow | The Bastard | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (491) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.6 (18) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (218) |
Reception
| I'll Cry Tomorrow | The Bastard | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 491 | 218 |
| Editions | 9 | 26 |
| Citations | 36 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 409 | — |
| Reading it now | 22 | — |
| Written reviews | 27 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1578 | 1191 |
| Pages | 347 | 462 |