The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells vs The Middle Window: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells Andrew Sean Greer · 2013 ★★★★☆ 3.5 289 pages · ≈ 5 h 21 m · Moderate
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After the death of her beloved twin brother, Felix, and the break up with her long-time lover, Nathan, Greta Wells embarks on a radical psychiatric treatment to alleviate her suffocating depression. But the treatment…

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Cover of The Middle Window The Middle Window Elizabeth Goudge · 1920 ★★★★☆ 3.6 315 pages · ≈ 5 h 50 m · Challenging
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Judy Cameron is ever so bored with modern London and her glamorous, perfect life. Stifled, her imagination seizes on a picture she sees in a shop window, a picture of the Scottish wilds. It inspires her. Strong-willed,…

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The verdict

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How to choose

Scores by source

The Impossible Lives of Greta WellsThe Middle Window
Goodreads 3.5 (14208) 3.6 (416)
Hardcover 3.3 (24) —
Google Books 3.0 (1) —
Apple Books 4.0 (13) —
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Reception

The Impossible Lives of Greta WellsThe Middle Window
Ratings 14208 416
Editions 11 15
Want to read 15487 297
Reading it now 1159 13
Written reviews 1970 74
Pages 289 315
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells or The Middle Window?

The Middle Window has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Middle Window 3.6/5, The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells 3.5/5).

Which is shorter to read: The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells or The Middle Window?

The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells (289 pages, ≈ 5 h 21 m); The Middle Window (315 pages, ≈ 5 h 50 m).

Which is harder to read: The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells or The Middle Window?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells: Moderate; The Middle Window: Challenging.

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