Sami and the time of the troubles vs The goodbye season: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Family life, Families, History, Children's fiction, Fiction
Sami and the time of the troubles
A ten-year-old Lebanese boy goes to school, helps his mother with chores, plays with his friends, and lives with his family in a basement shelter when bombings occur and fighting begins on his street.
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The goodbye season
In Canton, Texas, seventeen-year-old Mercy's dreams of a different life than her mother's are postponed by harsh circumstances, including the influenza epidemic of 1918-19, which forces her into doing domestic work for…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Sami and the time of the troubles is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for The goodbye season.
- The goodbye season has the widest readership — 409 ratings behind its score.
- The goodbye season runs the darker storyline; Sami and the time of the troubles stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Sami and the time of the troubles | The goodbye season | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.5 (2) | 3.8 (409) |
Reception
| Sami and the time of the troubles | The goodbye season | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 409 |
| Editions | 7 | 5 |
| Citations | 8 | — |
| Want to read | — | 218 |
| Reading it now | — | 9 |
| Written reviews | — | 88 |
| Pages | 40 | 288 |