Naissances vs Sanctuary: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Domestic fiction, Domestic fiction, Fiction
Naissances
A powerful novel of three couples who face decisions about having children, which will test them as lovers, partners and friends.Diana Goode and Andrew Douglas are a California couple who seem to have it all, and after…
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Sanctuary
"Kate Orme is a young woman whose illusions of marital bliss are shattered when she comes face to face with the dark secret harbored by her fiance, the wealthy and deceptively ebullient Denis. Kate decides to go ahead…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Sanctuary is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 6 for Naissances.
- Sanctuary has the widest readership — 25453 ratings behind its score.
- Sanctuary runs the darker storyline; Naissances stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Naissances | Sanctuary | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (9846) | 4.0 (25453) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (18) |
Reception
| Naissances | Sanctuary | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9846 | 25453 |
| Editions | 38 | 33 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 3156 | 1357 |
| Reading it now | 681 | 174 |
| Written reviews | 214 | 160 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 5601 |
| Pages | 371 | 80 |