The Broker vs The food of love: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Italy, Americans, Fiction
The Broker
With 14 years left on a 20 year sentence, notorious Washington powerbroker Joel Blackman receives a surprise pardon from a lame duck President. Smuggled out of the country, he is given a new identity and tucked away in…
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The food of love
In the sumptuous tradition of Chocolat and Captain Corelli's Mandolin, and already optioned for a major motion picture, comes a magical tale of romantic passion, culinary delight—and Italy.Captain James Gould arrives in…
The verdict
- Readers rate The food of love highest: The food of love 4.3 · The Broker 4.0.
- The food of love has the widest readership — 14200 ratings behind its score.
- The Broker reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 21 times.
- The Broker runs the darker storyline; The food of love stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The food of love
4.3 vs 4.0 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
The Broker
a darker storyline than The food of love
Want something lighter?
The food of love
an easier tone than The Broker
Want the literary heavyweight?
The Broker
cited 21 times vs 1 for The food of love
Scores by source
| The Broker | The food of love | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.3 (14200) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (3) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (540) | — |
Reception
| The Broker | The food of love | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 540 | 14200 |
| Editions | 46 | 8 |
| Citations | 21 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 3060 |
| Reading it now | — | 80 |
| Written reviews | — | 467 |
| Wikipedia attention | 998 | — |
| Pages | 376 | 310 |