Arcadia vs The Broken World: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Hippies, Coming-of-age, Fiction
Arcadia
In the fields of western New York State in the 1970s, a few dozen idealists set out to live off the land, founding a commune centered on the grounds of a decaying mansion called Arcadia House. Arcadia follows this…
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The Broken World
Product Description The Broken World is the story of twelve-year-old Byrd Keane, growing up in rural New Mexico in the 1960s. Society is everywhere in crisis as his own family is torn apart by mental illness and the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Arcadia has the widest readership — 26947 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Arcadia | The Broken World | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (26947) | 4.0 (1) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (44) | — |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (198) | — |
Reception
| Arcadia | The Broken World | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26947 | 1 |
| Editions | 8 | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Written reviews | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 372 | — |
| Pages | 301 | 260 |