In Memoriam vs Where the Sidewalk Ends: Which Should You Read?
In Memoriam
GMA BUZZ PICK • INTERNATIONAL BEST SELLER AND AWARD WINNER • A haunting, virtuosic debut novel about two young men who fall in love during World War I • “Will live in your mind long after you’ve closed the final…
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Where the Sidewalk Ends
NOW AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK! Shel Silverstein, the New York Times bestselling author of The Giving Tree, A Light in the Attic, Falling Up, and Every Thing On It, has created a poetry collection that is outrageously…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Where the Sidewalk Ends is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for In Memoriam.
- Where the Sidewalk Ends has the widest readership — 1537884 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| In Memoriam | Where the Sidewalk Ends | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.5 (89475) | 4.3 (1537884) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (155) | 4.3 (945) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (164) | 4.5 (62) |
Reception
| In Memoriam | Where the Sidewalk Ends | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 89475 | 1537884 |
| Editions | 7 | 23 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 543358 |
| Reading it now | — | 6522 |
| Written reviews | — | 13511 |
| Wikipedia attention | 593 | 4898 |
| Pages | 400 | 168 |