Pavilion of Women vs The Law and the Lady: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Married women, Married people, Women, 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 Law and the Lady
“In offering this book to you, I have no Preface to write.”
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Three years ago, her husband stood accused of murder -- and the verdict that came in from the jury was the Scottish Verdict, Not Proven. The jury had not evidence enough to convict him -- nor enough to comfortably…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Pavilion of Women highest: Pavilion of Women 4.2 · The Law and the Lady 3.8.
- Pavilion of Women has the widest readership — 15714 ratings behind its score.
- The Law and the Lady reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 22 times.
- The Law and the Lady runs the darker storyline; Pavilion of Women stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Pavilion of Women | The Law and the Lady | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (15714) | 3.8 (3504) |
| Hardcover | 4.4 (14) | 3.1 (5) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (114) | 4.0 (59) |
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Reception
| Pavilion of Women | The Law and the Lady | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 15714 | 3504 |
| Editions | 46 | 384 |
| Citations | 13 | 22 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 19953 | 4296 |
| Reading it now | 1529 | 286 |
| Written reviews | 1252 | 361 |
| Wikipedia attention | 539 | 1529 |
| Pages | 316 | 392 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Pavilion of Women or The Law and the Lady?
Pavilion of Women has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Pavilion of Women 4.2/5, The Law and the Lady 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Pavilion of Women or The Law and the Lady?
Pavilion of Women is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Pavilion of Women (316 pages, ≈ 5 h 51 m); The Law and the Lady (392 pages, ≈ 7 h 16 m).
Which is harder to read: Pavilion of Women or The Law and the Lady?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Pavilion of Women: Challenging; The Law and the Lady: Demanding.