Hold the dream vs If There Be Thorns: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Series, Domestic fiction, Fiction
Hold the dream
“Emma Harte was almost eighty years old.”
In A Woman's of Substance, Barbara Taylor Bradford captivated millions of readers with the enthralling and triumphant tale of Emma Harte and her remarkable rise to the top of her own international business cartel. Now…
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If There Be Thorns
“Whenever Dad didn't drive me home from school, a yellow school bus would let me off at an isolated spot where I would recover my bike from the nearest ravine, hidden there each morning before I stepped onto the bus.”
If There Be Thorns is a novel by Virginia Andrews which was published in 1981. It is the third book in the Dollanganger series. The story takes place in the year 1982. The book is narrated by two half-brothers, Jory…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- If There Be Thorns is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 12 for Hold the dream.
- Hold the dream has the widest readership — 7181 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Hold the dream | If There Be Thorns | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (7181) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 3.6 (48) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (74) | 4.5 (210) |
Reception
| Hold the dream | If There Be Thorns | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7181 | 210 |
| Editions | 40 | 52 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2405 | — |
| Reading it now | 1372 | — |
| Written reviews | 193 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5299 | 11110 |
| Pages | 678 | 379 |