It Had to Be You vs Stargazer: Which Should You Read?
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It Had to Be You
Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side, where my friends and I live in luxe Fifth Avenue apartments and attend Manhattan's most exclusive private schools. We're smart, we've inherited classic good looks, we wear…
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Stargazer
The great Persian poet Hafez is so beloved in Iran that almost every family there keeps his Divan close at hand. For some fifteen years, esteemed American poet and author Robert Bly has worked with the great Islamic…
The verdict
- Readers rate Stargazer highest: Stargazer 4.1 · It Had to Be You 3.7.
- It Had to Be You is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Stargazer.
- It Had to Be You has the widest readership — 9150 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| It Had to Be You | Stargazer | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (9150) | — |
| Hardcover | 2.6 (10) | 3.5 (51) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (46) | 5.0 (48) |
Reception
| It Had to Be You | Stargazer | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9150 | 51 |
| Editions | 21 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 61 | 468 |
| Pages | 211 | 352 |