Bring Up the Bodies vs The revolution of Marina M.: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Historical, Historical Fiction, History, Fiction
Bring Up the Bodies
“His children are falling from the sky.”
Bring Up the Bodies is a historical novel by Hilary Mantel; sequel to the award-winning Wolf Hall; and part of a trilogy charting the rise and fall of Thomas Cromwell, the powerful minister in the court of King Henry…
1 film adaptation
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The revolution of Marina M.
Marina Makarova is a woman of privilege who aches to break free of the constraints of her genteel life. Swept up on the tides of the Russian Revolution, Marina joins the marches for workers' rights, falls in love with a…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Bring Up the Bodies is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 15 for The revolution of Marina M..
- Bring Up the Bodies has the widest readership — 107638 ratings behind its score.
- Bring Up the Bodies runs the darker storyline; The revolution of Marina M. stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Bring Up the Bodies | The revolution of Marina M. | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (107638) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (183) | 4.0 (5) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (118) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (807) | 4.5 (50) |
Reception
| Bring Up the Bodies | The revolution of Marina M. | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 107638 | 50 |
| Editions | 55 | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 113981 | — |
| Reading it now | 5742 | — |
| Written reviews | 10039 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3806 | — |
| Pages | 432 | 816 |