The Memorial vs The silver spoon: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Domestic fiction, Family, British and irish fiction, Families, Fiction
The Memorial
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The Memorial is a 1932 English novel by author Christopher Isherwood. The novel tells the story of an English family's disintegration in the days following World War I. Isherwood's second published novel, this is the…
The silver spoon
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The verdict
- Readers rate The silver spoon highest: The silver spoon 4.1 · The Memorial 3.4.
- The silver spoon has the widest readership — 10365 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Memorial | The silver spoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (455) | 4.1 (10365) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2) | 3.0 (2) |
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Reception
| The Memorial | The silver spoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 455 | 10365 |
| Editions | 22 | 25 |
| Citations | — | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1643 | — |
| Reading it now | 22 | — |
| Written reviews | 56 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 119 | — |
| Pages | 294 | 315 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Memorial or The silver spoon?
The silver spoon has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The silver spoon 4.1/5, The Memorial 3.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Memorial or The silver spoon?
The Memorial is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Memorial (294 pages, ≈ 5 h 27 m); The silver spoon (315 pages, ≈ 5 h 50 m).
Which is harder to read: The Memorial or The silver spoon?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Memorial: Challenging; The silver spoon: Challenging.