The Barrowfields vs The King of Lies: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fathers, North Carolina, Fathers and sons, Death, Fiction
The Barrowfields
"Just before Henry Aster's birth, his father -- outsized literary ambition and pregnant wife in tow -- reluctantly returns to the small Appalachian town in which he was raised and installs his young family in an immense…
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The King of Lies
“I've heard it said that jail stinks of despair.”
When Work Pickens finds his father murdered, the investigation pushes a repressed family history to the surface and he sees his own carefully constructed facade begin to crack.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The King of Lies has the widest readership — 14684 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Barrowfields | The King of Lies | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (14684) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (2) | 3.5 (16) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (10) | 4.0 (633) |
Reception
| The Barrowfields | The King of Lies | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10 | 14684 |
| Editions | 6 | 11 |
| Want to read | — | 7188 |
| Reading it now | — | 960 |
| Written reviews | — | 1552 |
| Pages | 400 | 416 |