Summer Island vs The probable future: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mother-daughter relationship, Mothers and daughters, Domestic fiction, Fiction
Summer Island
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Years ago, Nora Bridge walked out on her marriage and left her daughters behind. Now she is a famous talk show host. Her daughter Ruby is a struggling comedienne. The two haven’t spoken in more than a decade. Then a…
The probable future
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Alice Hoffman's most magical novel to date--three generations of extraordinary women are driven to unite in crisis and discover the rewards of reconciliation and love. Women of the Sparrow family have unusual gifts.…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Summer Island highest: Summer Island 4.5 · The probable future 3.9.
- The probable future has the widest readership — 16359 ratings behind its score.
- Summer Island runs the darker storyline; The probable future stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Summer Island | The probable future | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (16359) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (38) | 3.8 (13) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1839) | 4.5 (142) |
Reception
| Summer Island | The probable future | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1839 | 16359 |
| Editions | 24 | 28 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 12808 |
| Reading it now | — | 1296 |
| Written reviews | — | 1385 |
| Wikipedia attention | 385 | — |
| Pages | 406 | 329 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Summer Island or The probable future?
Summer Island has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Summer Island 4.5/5, The probable future 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Summer Island or The probable future?
The probable future is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The probable future (329 pages, ≈ 6 h 06 m); Summer Island (406 pages, ≈ 7 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: Summer Island or The probable future?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Summer Island: Moderate; The probable future: Moderate.