The Mad Wife vs The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction): Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Romance
The Mad Wife
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will leave you questioning the…
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The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • This follow-up to The Underground Railroad brilliantly dramatizes another strand of American history through the story of two boys unjustly sentenced to a hellish reform…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) highest: The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) 4.5 · The Mad Wife 3.9.
- The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for The Mad Wife.
- The Mad Wife has the widest readership — 173928 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
≈ 3h vs 5h for The Mad Wife
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The Mad Wife
173928 ratings vs 2329 for The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
4.5 vs 3.9 from readers
Scores by source
| The Mad Wife | The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (173928) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (65) | 4.3 (489) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (489) | 4.5 (2329) |
Reception
| The Mad Wife | The Nickel Boys (Winner 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 173928 | 2329 |
| Pages | 321 | 203 |