Song of Solomon vs Your House Will Pay: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: African Americans, Families, Fiction
Song of Solomon
Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his life he, too, will be trying to fly. With this brilliantly imagined novel, Toni…
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Your House Will Pay
"In the wake of the police shooting of a black teenager, Los Angeles is as tense as it's been since the unrest of the early 1990s. But Grace Park and Shawn Matthews have their own problems. Grace is sheltered and…
The verdict
- Readers rate Song of Solomon highest: Song of Solomon 4.3 · Your House Will Pay 4.0.
- Song of Solomon has the widest readership — 453 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Song of Solomon | Your House Will Pay | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (283) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (183) | 4.1 (34) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (17) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (453) | 4.0 (61) |
Reception
| Song of Solomon | Your House Will Pay | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 453 | 61 |
| Editions | 60 | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 740 | — |
| Pages | 353 | 320 |