Second wind vs The Stepford Wives: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Conspiracy, Classic Literature, Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Second wind
Perry Stuart, TV meteorologist, chiefly predicts periods of English drizzle, with bursts of heavier rain and sunshine to follow. His life calm and ordered, his face familiar to every British household, Stuart's profound…
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The Stepford Wives
“The Welcome Wagon lady, sixty if she was a day but working at youth and vivacity (ginger hair, red lips, a sunshine-yellow dress), twinkled her eyes and teeth at Joanna and said, "You're really going to like it here! It's a nice town with nice people! You couldn't have made a better choice!”
The Stepford Wives is a 1972 satirical novel by Ira Levin. The story concerns Joanna Eberhart, a photographer and young mother who suspects the submissive housewives in her new idyllic Connecticut neighborhood may be…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Stepford Wives has the widest readership — 60813 ratings behind its score.
- The Stepford Wives runs the darker storyline; Second wind stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The Stepford Wives
60813 ratings vs 4379 for Second wind
New to the genre?
The Stepford Wives
Challenging vs Demanding for Second wind
In the mood for something dark?
The Stepford Wives
a darker storyline than Second wind
Want something lighter?
Second wind
an easier tone than The Stepford Wives
Scores by source
| Second wind | The Stepford Wives | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (4379) | 3.9 (60813) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 3.9 (155) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (62) | 4.0 (203) |
Reception
| Second wind | The Stepford Wives | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4379 | 60813 |
| Editions | 28 | 41 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 791 | 71087 |
| Reading it now | 202 | 1212 |
| Written reviews | 275 | 6800 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2346 | 14051 |
| Pages | 285 | 193 |