Last Days of Summer Updated Ed vs The Chosen: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Male friendship, Jews, Bildungsromans, New york, Fiction

Last Days of Summer Updated Ed Steve Kluger · 1998 ★★★★☆ 4.4 368 pages · ≈ 6 h 49 m · Moderate

From Goodreads: The hilarious and heart–warming story about a down–and–out kid who finds inspiration in his favourite baseball hero. In Brooklyn, 1940, a wisecracking, baseball loving twelve–year–old boy, Joey…

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The Chosen Chaim Potok · 1966 ★★★★☆ 4.1 284 pages · ≈ 5 h 16 m · Moderate

“FOR THE FIRST FIFTEEN YEARS of our lives, Danny and I lived within five blocks of each other and neither of us knew of the other's existence.”

It's about two jewish boys from different jewish sects with very differing doctrine. The kids meet in the unlikely circumstance of a baseball game, and a terrible accident, that leads them to be lifelong friends

1 film adaptation

Jewish fiction Jewish families Religious Fiction Teenage boys

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The verdict

Readers rate Last Days of Summer Updated Ed highest: Last Days of Summer Updated Ed 4.4 · The Chosen 4.1.
The Chosen has the widest readership — 100008 ratings behind its score.
The Chosen runs the darker storyline; Last Days of Summer Updated Ed stays the lighter read.

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How to choose

Want the crowd-tested pick? The Chosen 100008 ratings vs 5577 for Last Days of Summer Updated Ed In the mood for something dark? The Chosen a darker storyline than Last Days of Summer Updated Ed Want something lighter? Last Days of Summer Updated Ed an easier tone than The Chosen

Scores by source

	Last Days of Summer Updated Ed	The Chosen
Goodreads	4.4 (5577)	4.1 (100008)
Hardcover	4.4 (12)	4.0 (104)
Apple Books	—	4.5 (99)
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Reception

	Last Days of Summer Updated Ed	The Chosen
Ratings	5577	100008
Editions	9	68
Film adaptations	—	1
Want to read	6698	40151
Reading it now	213	2048
Written reviews	995	5718
Wikipedia attention	—	3133
Pages	368	284
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Last Days of Summer Updated Ed or The Chosen?

Last Days of Summer Updated Ed has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Last Days of Summer Updated Ed 4.4/5, The Chosen 4.1/5).

Which is shorter to read: Last Days of Summer Updated Ed or The Chosen?

The Chosen is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Chosen (284 pages, ≈ 5 h 16 m); Last Days of Summer Updated Ed (368 pages, ≈ 6 h 49 m).

Which is harder to read: Last Days of Summer Updated Ed or The Chosen?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Last Days of Summer Updated Ed: Moderate; The Chosen: Moderate.

Have both books been made into films?

Last Days of Summer Updated Ed: no film adaptation on record; The Chosen: 1 film adaptation.