The Book Club for Troublesome Women vs The Girl with a Thousand Faces: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adult, Historical, Historical Fiction, Fiction
The Book Club for Troublesome Women
By early 1960s standards, Margaret Ryan, Viv Buschetti, and Bitsy Cobb, suburban housewives in a brand-new "planned community" in Northern Virginia, appear to have it all. The fact that "all" doesn't feel like enough…
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The Girl with a Thousand Faces
Mercy Chan is a triad exorcist with a mysterious past. After washing up on the shores of Hong Kong with no memory during World War II, she found a home in Kowloon Walled City, an infamous, ghost-infested slum full of…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Book Club for Troublesome Women has the widest readership — 155168 ratings behind its score.
- The Girl with a Thousand Faces runs the darker storyline; The Book Club for Troublesome Women stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Book Club for Troublesome Women | The Girl with a Thousand Faces | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (155168) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (35) | 4.3 (18) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (869) | 5.0 (8) |
Reception
| The Book Club for Troublesome Women | The Girl with a Thousand Faces | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 155168 | 18 |
| Editions | 1 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 214531 | — |
| Pages | 392 | 320 |