I'll Cry Tomorrow vs The Sea For Breakfast: Which Should You Read?
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I'll Cry Tomorrow
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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…
The Sea For Breakfast
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Lillian Beckwith's settling in on the island of Bruach and having a croft of her own, is the basis of these comic adventures. Adapting to a totally different way of life provides many excuses for humour and the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate I'll Cry Tomorrow highest: I'll Cry Tomorrow 4.0 · The Sea For Breakfast 3.7.
- The Sea For Breakfast is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for I'll Cry Tomorrow.
- I'll Cry Tomorrow has the widest readership — 491 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| I'll Cry Tomorrow | The Sea For Breakfast | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (491) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 2.0 (1) |
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Reception
| I'll Cry Tomorrow | The Sea For Breakfast | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 491 | 1 |
| Editions | 9 | 24 |
| Citations | 36 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 409 | — |
| Reading it now | 22 | — |
| Written reviews | 27 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1578 | — |
| Pages | 347 | 191 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: I'll Cry Tomorrow or The Sea For Breakfast?
I'll Cry Tomorrow has the higher combined reader rating across sources (I'll Cry Tomorrow 4.0/5, The Sea For Breakfast 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: I'll Cry Tomorrow or The Sea For Breakfast?
The Sea For Breakfast is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Sea For Breakfast (191 pages, ≈ 3 h 32 m); I'll Cry Tomorrow (347 pages, ≈ 6 h 26 m).
Which is harder to read: I'll Cry Tomorrow or The Sea For Breakfast?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — I'll Cry Tomorrow: Moderate; The Sea For Breakfast: Challenging.