Juliet takes a breath vs The miseducation of Cameron Post: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Gays, Lesbians, Coming-of-age, Children's fiction, Fiction
Juliet takes a breath
Juliet Milagros Palante is leaving the Bronx and headed to Portland, Oregon. She just came out to her family and isn't sure if her mom will ever speak to her again. But Juliet has a plan, sort of, one that's going to…
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The miseducation of Cameron Post
In the early 1990s, when gay teenager Cameron Post rebels against her conservative Montana ranch town and her family decides she needs to change her ways, she is sent to a gay conversion therapy center.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Juliet takes a breath is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The miseducation of Cameron Post.
- The miseducation of Cameron Post has the widest readership — 60927 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Juliet takes a breath | The miseducation of Cameron Post | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (17307) | 4.1 (60927) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (42) | 4.0 (88) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (80) | 4.5 (390) |
Reception
| Juliet takes a breath | The miseducation of Cameron Post | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 17307 | 60927 |
| Editions | 10 | 19 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 174 | 5623 |
| Pages | 320 | 480 |