Sons and Lovers vs The turmoil, a novel: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young men in fiction, Young men, Domestic fiction, Fiction
Sons and Lovers
Sons and Lovers, a story of working-class England, is D. H. Lawrence’s third novel. It went through various drafts, and was titled “Paul Morel” until the final draft, before being published and met with an indifferent…
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The turmoil, a novel
Booth Tarkington grew up in Indianapolis, and attended Princeton University. He set much of his fiction in Indiana. Tarkington was one of the more popular novelists of his time, and in 1921 booksellers rated him in a…
The verdict
- Readers rate The turmoil, a novel highest: The turmoil, a novel 3.9 · Sons and Lovers 3.6.
- The turmoil, a novel is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 9 for Sons and Lovers.
- Sons and Lovers has the widest readership — 56594 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Sons and Lovers | The turmoil, a novel | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (56594) | 3.9 (568) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (65) | — |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (94) | 4.5 (15) |
Reception
| Sons and Lovers | The turmoil, a novel | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 56594 | 568 |
| Editions | 332 | 145 |
| Citations | 7 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 2281 |
| Pages | 510 | 139 |