The Edible Woman vs The hours: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Man-woman relationships in fiction, Women in fiction, Relations entre hommes et femmes, Women, Romance & Relationships, Fiction
The Edible Woman
A determined young lady who losses her focus along the line while trying to balance her life and relationship
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The hours
A daring, deeply affecting third novel by the author of A Home at the End of the World and Flesh and Blood. In The Hours, Michael Cunningham, widely praised as one of the most gifted writers of his generation, draws…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The hours highest: The hours 4.0 · The Edible Woman 3.6.
- The hours is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for The Edible Woman.
- The hours has the widest readership — 151462 ratings behind its score.
- The hours runs the darker storyline; The Edible Woman stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Edible Woman | The hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (151462) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (55) | 3.9 (161) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (220) |
Reception
| The Edible Woman | The hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 55 | 151462 |
| Editions | 67 | 38 |
| Citations | 77 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 104609 |
| Reading it now | — | 3077 |
| Written reviews | — | 7676 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2502 | 4192 |
| Pages | 359 | 230 |