The last song vs The Wonder Spot: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Girls, Teenagers, Teenage Girls, Young women, Bildungsromans, Romance
The last song
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1 bestselling author Nicholas Sparks's new novel is at once a compelling family drama and a heartrending tale of young love.Seventeen year old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents…
The Wonder Spot
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Follows the quest of Sophie Applebaum for her own identity--who she is, what she loves, whom she loves, and occasionally whom she feels others should love--over the course of 25 years.
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate The last song highest: The last song 4.2 · The Wonder Spot 3.3.
- The last song has the widest readership — 576589 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The last song | The Wonder Spot | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (576589) | 3.3 (7864) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (168) | 2.9 (10) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (4) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1713) | 4.5 (33) |
Reception
| The last song | The Wonder Spot | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 576589 | 7864 |
| Editions | 10 | 17 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 3378 |
| Reading it now | — | 158 |
| Written reviews | — | 944 |
| Wikipedia attention | 925 | 485 |
| Pages | 390 | 407 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The last song or The Wonder Spot?
The last song has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The last song 4.2/5, The Wonder Spot 3.3/5).
Which is shorter to read: The last song or The Wonder Spot?
The last song is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The last song (390 pages, ≈ 7 h 13 m); The Wonder Spot (407 pages, ≈ 7 h 32 m).
Which is harder to read: The last song or The Wonder Spot?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The last song: Moderate; The Wonder Spot: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
The last song: 3 film adaptations; The Wonder Spot: no film adaptation on record.