The Mad Wife vs There Are Rivers in the Sky: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Romance
The Mad Wife
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom 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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There Are Rivers in the Sky
From the Booker Prize finalist, author of The Island of Missing Trees, an enchanting new tale about three characters living along two great rivers, all connected by a single drop of water."Make place for Elif Shafak on…
The verdict
- Readers rate There Are Rivers in the Sky highest: There Are Rivers in the Sky 4.4 · The Mad Wife 3.9.
- The Mad Wife is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for There Are Rivers in the Sky.
- The Mad Wife has the widest readership — 173928 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Mad Wife | There Are Rivers in the Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (173928) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (65) | 4.3 (84) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (489) | 4.5 (215) |
Reception
| The Mad Wife | There Are Rivers in the Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 173928 | 215 |
| Editions | — | 3 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 7646 |
| Pages | 321 | 464 |