Labrava vs The Stepford Wives: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Photographers, Mystery, Fiction
Labrava
Joe LaBrava, ex-secret service agent turned photographer, meets a former movie star who he admired in a Miami crisis center. She is being terrorized by thugs, giving him a chance to play the hero.
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The Stepford Wives
The Stepford Wives is a 1972 satirical novel by Ira Levin. The story concerns Joanna Eberhart, a photographer and young mother who suspects the submissive housewives in her new idyllic Connecticut neighborhood may be…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Stepford Wives has the widest readership — 60813 ratings behind its score.
- The Stepford Wives runs the darker storyline; Labrava stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Labrava | The Stepford Wives | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (60813) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (12) | 3.9 (155) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (40) | 4.0 (203) |
Reception
| Labrava | The Stepford Wives | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 40 | 60813 |
| Editions | 27 | 41 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 71087 |
| Pages | 283 | 193 |