Nine Stories vs The Love of a Good Woman: Which Should You Read?
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The Love of a Good Woman
In eight new stories, a master of the form extends and magnifies her great themes - the vagaries of love, the passion that leads down unexpected paths, the chaos hovering just under the surface of things, and the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Nine Stories is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for The Love of a Good Woman.
- Nine Stories has the widest readership — 150284 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Nine Stories | The Love of a Good Woman | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (150284) | 4.0 (9843) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (211) | 3.2 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (47) | 4.5 (20) |
Reception
| Nine Stories | The Love of a Good Woman | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 150284 | 9843 |
| Editions | 82 | 37 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 251 | 14300 |
| Reading it now | — | 872 |
| Written reviews | 6 | 1008 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3325 | 283 |
| Pages | 204 | 360 |