The Italian Girl vs The Wapshot Scandal: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Domestic fiction, Families, Fiction
The Italian Girl
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Edmund has escaped from his family into a lonely life.Returning for his mother's funeral he finds himself involved in the old, awful problems together with some new ones. He also rediscovers the eternal family servant,…
The Wapshot Scandal
“The snow began to fall into St. Botolphs at four-fifteen on Christmas Eve.”
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Tells of the Wapshot family as they carom around the world with considerable velocity, at times veering into outbreaks of wild hilarity.
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Italian Girl highest: The Italian Girl 4.1 · The Wapshot Scandal 3.8.
- The Italian Girl is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for The Wapshot Scandal.
- The Italian Girl has the widest readership — 25709 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Italian Girl | The Wapshot Scandal | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (25709) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (6) | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 3.0 (26) | — |
Reception
| The Italian Girl | The Wapshot Scandal | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 25709 | 2 |
| Editions | 39 | 20 |
| Citations | 7 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 338 | 299 |
| Pages | 198 | 309 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Italian Girl or The Wapshot Scandal?
The Italian Girl has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Italian Girl 4.1/5, The Wapshot Scandal 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Italian Girl or The Wapshot Scandal?
The Italian Girl is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Italian Girl (198 pages, ≈ 3 h 40 m); The Wapshot Scandal (309 pages, ≈ 5 h 43 m).
Which is harder to read: The Italian Girl or The Wapshot Scandal?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Italian Girl: Challenging; The Wapshot Scandal: Moderate.