Steinbeck vs The women on the wall: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Manners and customs, Westerns, Social life and customs, Short Stories, Fiction
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The verdict
- Readers rate Steinbeck highest: Steinbeck 4.3 · The women on the wall 3.8.
- The women on the wall is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 11 for Steinbeck.
- Steinbeck has the widest readership — 728 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Steinbeck | The women on the wall | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (728) | 3.9 (107) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (9) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (7) | — |
Reception
| Steinbeck | The women on the wall | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 728 | 107 |
| Editions | 15 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 3283 | — |
| Reading it now | 238 | — |
| Written reviews | 78 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 91492 | — |
| Pages | 594 | 277 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Steinbeck or The women on the wall?
Steinbeck has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Steinbeck 4.3/5, The women on the wall 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Steinbeck or The women on the wall?
The women on the wall is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The women on the wall (277 pages, ≈ 5 h 08 m); Steinbeck (594 pages, ≈ 11 h 00 m).
Which is harder to read: Steinbeck or The women on the wall?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Steinbeck: Challenging; The women on the wall: Moderate.