Sarah, plain and tall vs Skylark: Which Should You Read?
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Skylark
“Stand on that stump, Caleb.”
My mother, Sarah, doesn't love the prairie. She tries, but she can't help remembering what she knew first. Sarah came to the prairie from Maine to marry Papa. But that summer, a drought turned the land dry and brown.…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Skylark has the widest readership — 8080 ratings behind its score.
- Sarah, plain and tall runs the darker storyline; Skylark stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Sarah, plain and tall | Skylark | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (8080) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (67) | 3.3 (7) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (152) | 4.5 (28) |
Reception
| Sarah, plain and tall | Skylark | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 152 | 8080 |
| Editions | 48 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 2595 |
| Reading it now | — | 205 |
| Written reviews | — | 543 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3227 | 365 |
| Pages | 80 | 93 |