Pavilion of Women vs The Sacred and Profane Love Machine: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Married people, Domestic fiction, 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 Sacred and Profane Love Machine
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This is a story of different loves; and of how a man may need two women in such a way that he can be happy with neither. Sacred and profane love are related opposites; the one enjoyed renders the other necessary, so…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Pavilion of Women highest: Pavilion of Women 4.2 · The Sacred and Profane Love Machine 3.9.
- Pavilion of Women has the widest readership — 15714 ratings behind its score.
- The Sacred and Profane Love Machine 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 Sacred and Profane Love Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (15714) | 3.9 (1708) |
| Hardcover | 4.4 (14) | 3.8 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (114) | — |
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Reception
| Pavilion of Women | The Sacred and Profane Love Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 15714 | 1708 |
| Editions | 46 | 26 |
| Citations | 13 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 19953 | 2378 |
| Reading it now | 1529 | 87 |
| Written reviews | 1252 | 203 |
| Wikipedia attention | 539 | 245 |
| Pages | 316 | 365 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Pavilion of Women or The Sacred and Profane Love Machine?
Pavilion of Women has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Pavilion of Women 4.2/5, The Sacred and Profane Love Machine 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Pavilion of Women or The Sacred and Profane Love Machine?
Pavilion of Women is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Pavilion of Women (316 pages, ≈ 5 h 51 m); The Sacred and Profane Love Machine (365 pages, ≈ 6 h 46 m).
Which is harder to read: Pavilion of Women or The Sacred and Profane Love Machine?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Pavilion of Women: Challenging; The Sacred and Profane Love Machine: Moderate.