Tales of Chinatown vs The Kitchen God's Wife: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Chinese, China, Fiction
Tales of Chinatown
In the saloon bar of a public-house, situated only a few hundred yards from the official frontier of Chinatown, two men sat at a small table in a corner, engaged in earnest conversation. They afforded a sharp contrast.…
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The Kitchen God's Wife
Winnie and Helen have kept each other's worst secrets for more than fifty years. Now, because she believes she is dying, Helen wants to expose everything. And Winnie angrily determines that she must be the one to tell…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Kitchen God's Wife highest: The Kitchen God's Wife 4.0 · Tales of Chinatown 3.7.
- The Kitchen God's Wife has the widest readership — 89951 ratings behind its score.
- The Kitchen God's Wife runs the darker storyline; Tales of Chinatown stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Kitchen God's Wife
4.0 vs 3.7 from readers
New to the genre?
The Kitchen God's Wife
Moderate vs Challenging for Tales of Chinatown
In the mood for something dark?
The Kitchen God's Wife
a darker storyline than Tales of Chinatown
Want something lighter?
Tales of Chinatown
an easier tone than The Kitchen God's Wife
Scores by source
| Tales of Chinatown | The Kitchen God's Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (128) | 4.0 (89951) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.8 (48) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (316) |
Reception
| Tales of Chinatown | The Kitchen God's Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 128 | 89951 |
| Editions | 67 | 56 |
| Citations | 3 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 297 | 49219 |
| Reading it now | 47 | 2468 |
| Written reviews | 22 | 3199 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1023 |
| Pages | — | 479 |