All the Broken Places vs The Christmas Pearl: Which Should You Read?
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All the Broken Places
All the Broken Places is a historical fiction novel by John Boyne. It was published on 15 September 2022 by Doubleday. A sequel to The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2006), the book follows Gretel, a now-elderly woman…
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The Christmas Pearl
Theodora is the matriarch of a family that has grown into a bunch of truculent knuckleheads. While she's finally gotten them all together in South Carolina to celebrate, this Christmas looks nothing like the…
The verdict
- Readers rate All the Broken Places highest: All the Broken Places 4.5 · The Christmas Pearl 4.0.
- The Christmas Pearl is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for All the Broken Places.
- All the Broken Places has the widest readership — 110261 ratings behind its score.
- All the Broken Places runs the darker storyline; The Christmas Pearl stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Christmas Pearl
≈ 2h vs 6h for All the Broken Places
Just want the better-reviewed one?
All the Broken Places
4.5 vs 4.0 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
All the Broken Places
a darker storyline than The Christmas Pearl
Want something lighter?
The Christmas Pearl
an easier tone than All the Broken Places
Scores by source
| All the Broken Places | The Christmas Pearl | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.5 (110261) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (45) | 3.8 (4) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1741) | 4.0 (329) |
Reception
| All the Broken Places | The Christmas Pearl | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 110261 | 329 |
| Editions | 9 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 103707 | — |
| Pages | 368 | 157 |