Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World vs Terms of Endearment: Which Should You Read?
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Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
In Wisconsin, fourth-grader Ida B spends happy hours being home-schooled and playing in her family's apple orchard, until her mother begins treatment for breast cancer and her parents must sell part of the orchard and…
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Terms of Endearment
“"THE SUCCESS of a marriage invariably depends on the woman," Mrs. Greenway said.”
Aurora is the kind of woman who makes the whole world orbit around her, including a string of devoted suitors. Widowed and overprotective of her daughter, Aurora adapts at her own pace until life sends two enormous…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Terms of Endearment highest: Terms of Endearment 4.3 · Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World 3.9.
- Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Terms of Endearment.
- Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World has the widest readership — 23801 ratings behind its score.
- Terms of Endearment reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 4 times.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
≈ 4h vs 7h for Terms of Endearment
Want the literary heavyweight?
Terms of Endearment
cited 4 times vs 2 for Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
Scores by source
| Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World | Terms of Endearment | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (23801) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 4.1 (11) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (128) | 4.5 (60) |
Reception
| Ida B. ...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World | Terms of Endearment | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 23801 | 60 |
| Editions | 15 | 28 |
| Citations | 2 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3382 |
| Pages | 256 | 410 |