The Best of Me vs The last song: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: First loves, North Carolina, Romance, Fiction
The Best of Me
In the spring of 1984, high school students Amanda Collier and Dawson Cole fell deeply, irrevocably in love. Though they were from opposite sides of the tracks, their love for one another seemed to defy the realities of…
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The last song
1 bestselling author Nicholas Sparks's new novel is at once a compelling family drama and a heartrending tale of young love.Seventeen year old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The last song has the widest readership — 576589 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Best of Me | The last song | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (576589) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 3.9 (168) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (64) | 5.0 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (5066) | 4.5 (1713) |
Reception
| The Best of Me | The last song | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5066 | 576589 |
| Editions | 24 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 20277 | 925 |
| Pages | 320 | 390 |