The Family vs The Night Before Christmas: Which Should You Read?
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The Family
“The golden rays of the summer sun warmed the cobblestone streets of Rome as Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia walked briskly from the Vatican to the three-story stucco house on the Piazza de Merlo where he'd come to claim three of his young children: his sons Cesare and Juan and his daughter Lucrezia, flesh of his flesh, blood of his blood.”
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Night Before Christmas highest: The Night Before Christmas 4.4 · The Family 3.8.
- The Night Before Christmas is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for The Family.
- The Night Before Christmas has the widest readership — 128989 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Family | The Night Before Christmas | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.4 (128989) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (25) | 4.4 (76) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | 4.5 (8) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (7) | 4.5 (401) |
Reception
| The Family | The Night Before Christmas | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 25 | 128989 |
| Editions | 40 | 389 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 38644 |
| Reading it now | — | 2414 |
| Written reviews | — | 3223 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2497 | 168 |
| Pages | 418 | 32 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Family or The Night Before Christmas?
The Night Before Christmas has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Night Before Christmas 4.4/5, The Family 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Family or The Night Before Christmas?
The Night Before Christmas is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Night Before Christmas (32 pages, ≈ 36 min); The Family (418 pages, ≈ 7 h 44 m).
Which is harder to read: The Family or The Night Before Christmas?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Family: Moderate; The Night Before Christmas: Moderate.