If Tomorrow Comes vs Joy street: Which Should You Read?
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If Tomorrow Comes
“She undressed slowly, dreamily, and when she was naked, she selected a bright negligee to wear so that the blood would not show.”
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She's Tracy Whitney. Sidney Sheldon's most exciting heroine ever. Lovely, idealistic, she's soon to enter into a dazzling world of sumptuous wealth, audacious exploits, and narrow escapes--and to a passion, dangerous…
Joy street
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A young woman brought up in a Brahmin family on Beacon Hill and her husband are exposed to different cultures for the first time when he joins a law firm that has experimented by hiring a Jew, an Irishman, and an…
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The verdict
- Readers rate If Tomorrow Comes highest: If Tomorrow Comes 4.1 · Joy street 3.7.
- Joy street is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for If Tomorrow Comes.
- If Tomorrow Comes has the widest readership — 71763 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| If Tomorrow Comes | Joy street | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (71763) | 3.7 (201) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (65) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (351) | — |
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Reception
| If Tomorrow Comes | Joy street | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 71763 | 201 |
| Editions | 22 | 17 |
| Citations | 6 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 33974 | 273 |
| Reading it now | 3144 | 2 |
| Written reviews | 2971 | 29 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2126 | 101 |
| Pages | 403 | 275 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: If Tomorrow Comes or Joy street?
If Tomorrow Comes has the higher combined reader rating across sources (If Tomorrow Comes 4.1/5, Joy street 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: If Tomorrow Comes or Joy street?
Joy street is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Joy street (275 pages, ≈ 5 h 06 m); If Tomorrow Comes (403 pages, ≈ 7 h 28 m).
Which is harder to read: If Tomorrow Comes or Joy street?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — If Tomorrow Comes: Moderate; Joy street: Moderate.