The Goldfinch vs Time and Again: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Artists, New york, Fiction
The Goldfinch
"The Goldfinch is a rarity that comes along perhaps half a dozen times per decade, a smartly written literary novel that connects with the heart as well as the mind....Donna Tartt has delivered an extraordinary work of…
1 film adaptation
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Time and Again
“IN SHIRT-SLEEVES, the way I generally worked, I sat sketching a bar of soap taped to an upper corner of my drawing board.”
[Comment by Audrey Niffenegger, on The Guardian's website][1]: Time and Again is an original; there is nothing quite like it. It is the story of Si Morley, a commercial artist who is drawing a piece of soap one…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Time and Again is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 21 for The Goldfinch.
- Time and Again has the widest readership — 26159 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Goldfinch | Time and Again | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (41) | 3.9 (26159) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.7 (113) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (7) | 4.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (7944) | 4.0 (160) |
Reception
| The Goldfinch | Time and Again | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7944 | 26159 |
| Editions | 42 | 12 |
| Citations | — | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 227 | 39378 |
| Reading it now | 8 | 2067 |
| Written reviews | 1 | 3113 |
| Wikipedia attention | 20588 | 2367 |
| Pages | 1152 | 399 |