Paradise vs Soul kiss: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Noirs américains, African American families, African American women, African Americans, Fiction
Paradise
"Rumors had been whispered for more than a year. Outrages that had been accumulating all along took shape as evidence. A mother was knocked down the stairs by her cold-eyed daughter. Four damaged infants were born in…
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Soul kiss
Left by her mother in the care of her aunts at the age of seven, Mariah dreams of her mother's return and of the father she has never met, eventually beginning a correspondence with him that leads to a tumultuous visit…
The verdict
- Readers rate Paradise highest: Paradise 4.2 · Soul kiss 3.8.
- Soul kiss is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Paradise.
- Paradise has the widest readership — 54 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Paradise | Soul kiss | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.0 (20) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (54) | — |
Reception
| Paradise | Soul kiss | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 54 | 1 |
| Editions | 34 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2846 | — |
| Pages | 336 | 207 |