The Bastard vs The Sea For Breakfast: Which Should You Read?
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The Bastard
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“Phillipe Charboneau—the bastard. Illegitimate son of an English nobleman, Phillipe flees Europe and, as Philip Kent, joins the turbulent adventure that was the beginning of the American Experience. Through his…
The Sea For Breakfast
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Lillian Beckwith's settling in on the island of Bruach and having a croft of her own, is the basis of these comic adventures. Adapting to a totally different way of life provides many excuses for humour and the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Bastard highest: The Bastard 4.4 · The Sea For Breakfast 3.7.
- The Sea For Breakfast is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for The Bastard.
- The Bastard has the widest readership — 218 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Bastard | The Sea For Breakfast | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.6 (18) | 2.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (218) | — |
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Reception
| The Bastard | The Sea For Breakfast | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 218 | 1 |
| Editions | 26 | 24 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1191 | — |
| Pages | 462 | 191 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Bastard or The Sea For Breakfast?
The Bastard has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Bastard 4.4/5, The Sea For Breakfast 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Bastard or The Sea For Breakfast?
The Sea For Breakfast is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Sea For Breakfast (191 pages, ≈ 3 h 32 m); The Bastard (462 pages, ≈ 8 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: The Bastard or The Sea For Breakfast?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Bastard: Challenging; The Sea For Breakfast: Challenging.