Red, White & Royal Blue vs The Memorial: Which Should You Read?
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Red, White & Royal Blue
“On the White House roof, tucked into one corner of the Promenade, there's a bit of loose paneling right on the edge of the Solarium.”
What happens when America's First Son falls in love with the Prince of Wales? When his mother became President of the United States, Alex Claremont-Diaz was promptly cast as the American equivalent of a young royal.…
2 film adaptations
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The Memorial
The Memorial is a 1932 English novel by author Christopher Isherwood. The novel tells the story of an English family's disintegration in the days following World War I. Isherwood's second published novel, this is the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Red, White & Royal Blue highest: Red, White & Royal Blue 4.4 · The Memorial 3.4.
- The Memorial is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Red, White & Royal Blue.
- Red, White & Royal Blue has the widest readership — 6163 ratings behind its score.
- Red, White & Royal Blue has the bigger screen life — 2 adaptations on record.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Red, White & Royal Blue | The Memorial | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.4 (455) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1373) | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (6163) | — |
Reception
| Red, White & Royal Blue | The Memorial | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6163 | 455 |
| Editions | 23 | 22 |
| Film adaptations | 2 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1643 |
| Reading it now | — | 22 |
| Written reviews | — | 56 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5733 | 119 |
| Pages | 421 | 294 |