A Land More Kind Than Home vs The beach house: Which Should You Read?
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A Land More Kind Than Home
An adventurous and precocious boy, Jess Hall is very protective of his older brother, Christopher, a mute whom everyone calls Stump. Though their mother has warned them not to snoop on grown-ups, Stump can't help…
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The beach house
Jack Mullen is in law school in New York City when the shocking news comes that his brother Peter has drowned in the ocean off East Hampton. Jack knows his brother and knows this couldnt be an accident. Someone must…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The beach house has the widest readership — 94511 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A Land More Kind Than Home | The beach house | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (94511) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (23) | 3.6 (38) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (228) | 4.0 (287) |
Reception
| A Land More Kind Than Home | The beach house | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 228 | 94511 |
| Editions | 18 | 41 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Pages | 342 | 368 |