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James (Pulitzer Prize Winner) vs The Mad Wife: Which Should You Read?

Cover of James (Pulitzer Prize Winner) James (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Percival Everett ★★★★☆ 4.5 321 pages · ≈ 5 h 57 m · Moderate

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, both harrowing and darkly humorous, told from the enslaved…

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Cover of The Mad Wife The Mad Wife Meagan Church ★★★★☆ 3.9 321 pages · ≈ 5 h 57 m · Moderate

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will leave you questioning the…

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The verdict

How to choose

Want the crowd-tested pick? The Mad Wife 173928 ratings vs 4215 for James (Pulitzer Prize Winner) Just want the better-reviewed one? James (Pulitzer Prize Winner) 4.5 vs 3.9 from readers

Scores by source

James (Pulitzer Prize Winner)The Mad Wife
Goodreads — 3.9 (173928)
Hardcover — 3.7 (65)
Apple Books 4.5 (4215) 4.0 (489)

Reception

James (Pulitzer Prize Winner)The Mad Wife
Ratings 4215 173928
Pages 321 321

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