The bent twig vs The silver spoon: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Family, Families, Fiction
The bent twig
“LIKE most happy childhoods, Sylvia's early years lay back of her in a long, cheerful procession of featureless days, the outlines of which were blurred into one shimmering glow by the very radiance of their sunshine.”
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Unlike other young women of her generation, who were "bred up from childhood to sit behind tea-tables and say the right things to tea-drinkers," Sylvia Marshall - the "twig" of this novel - was reared to think for…
The silver spoon
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The verdict
- Readers rate The silver spoon highest: The silver spoon 4.1 · The bent twig 3.9.
- The silver spoon is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The bent twig.
- The silver spoon has the widest readership — 10365 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The bent twig | The silver spoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (104) | 4.1 (10365) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (5) | — |
Reception
| The bent twig | The silver spoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 104 | 10365 |
| Editions | 17 | 25 |
| Citations | — | 8 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 265 | — |
| Reading it now | 23 | — |
| Written reviews | 29 | — |
| Pages | 480 | 315 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The bent twig or The silver spoon?
The silver spoon has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The silver spoon 4.1/5, The bent twig 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: The bent twig or The silver spoon?
The silver spoon is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The silver spoon (315 pages, ≈ 5 h 50 m); The bent twig (480 pages, ≈ 8 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: The bent twig or The silver spoon?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The bent twig: Challenging; The silver spoon: Challenging.