Significant Others vs Sure of You: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: LGBTQ novels, San Francisco, City and town life, California, Fiction

Significant Others Armistead Maupin · 1987 ★★★★☆ 4.1 320 pages · ≈ 5 h 56 m · Moderate

A significant other is a partner in an intimate relationship.

Sure of You Armistead Maupin · 1989 ★★★★☆ 4.2 273 pages · ≈ 5 h 03 m · Moderate

A fiercely ambitious TV talk show host finds she must choose between national stardom in New York and a husband and child in San Francisco. Caught in the middle is their longtime friend, a gay man whose own future is…

Gay men Manners and customs Families Social life and customs

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The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
Sure of You has the widest readership — 64 ratings behind its score.

Scores by source

	Significant Others	Sure of You
Hardcover	3.7 (24)	3.7 (20)
Google Books	—	5.0 (1)
Apple Books	4.5 (52)	4.5 (64)

Reception

	Significant Others	Sure of You
Ratings	52	64
Editions	18	23
Film adaptations	1	—
Pages	320	273

The verdict

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