Pavilion of Women vs The Best of Me: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Married women, Domestic fiction, Romance & Relationships, Fiction
Pavilion of Women
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A los cuarenta años, Madame Wu, esposa de un miembro de una de las dinastías de terratenientes más consideradas de China, abandona voluntariamente la vida matrimonial y busca una concubina para su marido. Su decisión…
The Best of Me
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In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Pavilion of Women has the widest readership — 15714 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Pavilion of Women | The Best of Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (15714) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.4 (14) | 5.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (64) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (114) | 4.0 (5066) |
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Reception
| Pavilion of Women | The Best of Me | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 15714 | 5066 |
| Editions | 46 | 24 |
| Citations | 13 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 19953 | — |
| Reading it now | 1529 | — |
| Written reviews | 1252 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 539 | 20277 |
| Pages | 316 | 320 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Pavilion of Women or The Best of Me?
Pavilion of Women has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Pavilion of Women 4.2/5, The Best of Me 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Pavilion of Women or The Best of Me?
Pavilion of Women is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Pavilion of Women (316 pages, ≈ 5 h 51 m); The Best of Me (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: Pavilion of Women or The Best of Me?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Pavilion of Women: Challenging; The Best of Me: Moderate.