Secrets of the Morning vs The Wapshot Scandal: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Domestic fiction, Families, Fiction
Secrets of the Morning
“As we descended through the billowing clouds, New York suddenly appeared below me.”
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Shadowed by her tortured past, Dawn has a bright new life of glimmering hopes... Dawn can hardly believe she's a student at one of New York City's best music schools. Now her most precious wish, to become a singer,…
The Wapshot Scandal
“The snow began to fall into St. Botolphs at four-fifteen on Christmas Eve.”
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Tells of the Wapshot family as they carom around the world with considerable velocity, at times veering into outbreaks of wild hilarity.
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Secrets of the Morning has the widest readership — 10959 ratings behind its score.
- Secrets of the Morning runs the darker storyline; The Wapshot Scandal stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Secrets of the Morning | The Wapshot Scandal | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (10959) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (16) | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (61) | — |
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Reception
| Secrets of the Morning | The Wapshot Scandal | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10959 | 2 |
| Editions | 36 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3841 | — |
| Reading it now | 202 | — |
| Written reviews | 187 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 24415 | 299 |
| Pages | 405 | 309 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Secrets of the Morning or The Wapshot Scandal?
Secrets of the Morning has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Secrets of the Morning 3.9/5, The Wapshot Scandal 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Secrets of the Morning or The Wapshot Scandal?
The Wapshot Scandal is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Wapshot Scandal (309 pages, ≈ 5 h 43 m); Secrets of the Morning (405 pages, ≈ 7 h 30 m).
Which is harder to read: Secrets of the Morning or The Wapshot Scandal?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Secrets of the Morning: Moderate; The Wapshot Scandal: Moderate.