Men Without Women vs The Chef: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Men Without Women
A collection of short stories, including three or four regarded as among his best. The subjects are varied, with In Another Country about a member of the Ambulance Corps in Italy during WW1, The Killers a taut crime…
vs
The Chef
A New Orleans police detective by day and celebrity food truck chef by night, Caleb Rooney has a new title—Louisiana's Most Wanted—in this shocking thriller from the world's #1 bestselling author. In the Carnival days…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Men Without Women is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for The Chef.
- The Chef has the widest readership — 17526 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Men Without Women | The Chef | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (16663) | 3.6 (17526) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (25) | 3.0 (13) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (11) | 4.0 (693) |
Reception
| Men Without Women | The Chef | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 16663 | 17526 |
| Editions | 85 | 15 |
| Citations | 32 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 24846 | 8095 |
| Reading it now | 1511 | 5661 |
| Written reviews | 1453 | 1480 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3200 | 148 |
| Pages | 159 | 400 |