If Tomorrow Comes vs The Morning Watch: 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…
The Morning Watch
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The Morning Watch explores the thoughts and feelings of 12-year-old Richard, a student at an unnamed Episcopal boarding school (based on Agee's schooling at St. Andrew's-Sewanee School in Sewanee, Tennessee), over the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate If Tomorrow Comes highest: If Tomorrow Comes 4.1 · The Morning Watch 3.7.
- The Morning Watch is the quickest read — about 2 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 | The Morning Watch | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (71763) | 3.6 (227) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (65) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (351) | — |
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Reception
| If Tomorrow Comes | The Morning Watch | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 71763 | 227 |
| Editions | 22 | 12 |
| Citations | 6 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 33974 | 328 |
| Reading it now | 3144 | 4 |
| Written reviews | 2971 | 36 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2126 | 160 |
| Pages | 403 | 120 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: If Tomorrow Comes or The Morning Watch?
If Tomorrow Comes has the higher combined reader rating across sources (If Tomorrow Comes 4.1/5, The Morning Watch 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: If Tomorrow Comes or The Morning Watch?
The Morning Watch is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Morning Watch (120 pages, ≈ 2 h 13 m); If Tomorrow Comes (403 pages, ≈ 7 h 28 m).
Which is harder to read: If Tomorrow Comes or The Morning Watch?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — If Tomorrow Comes: Moderate; The Morning Watch: Challenging.