The Rise of Silas Lapham vs The women in his life: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Businessmen, Domestic fiction, Fiction
The Rise of Silas Lapham
The Rise of Silas Lapham is a novel written by William Dean Howells in 1885 about the materialistic rise of Silas Lapham from rags to riches, and his ensuing moral susceptibility. Silas earns a fortune in the paint…
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The women in his life
“HE CAME OUT OF THE IMPOSING HOUSE ON THE CORNER of Chesterfield Hill and Charles Street and stood for a moment poised on the front step.”
From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of A Woman of Substance comes a billionaire tycoon's lifelong search for the right woman's love. Born in Berlin and orphaned by World War II, Maxim Westheim is left to fend…
The verdict
- Readers rate The women in his life highest: The women in his life 4.0 · The Rise of Silas Lapham 3.4.
- The Rise of Silas Lapham is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for The women in his life.
- The Rise of Silas Lapham has the widest readership — 4433 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Rise of Silas Lapham | The women in his life | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (4433) | 4.0 (2758) |
| Hardcover | 2.6 (5) | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (15) | 4.5 (20) |
Reception
| The Rise of Silas Lapham | The women in his life | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4433 | 2758 |
| Editions | 226 | 28 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 3355 | — |
| Reading it now | 207 | — |
| Written reviews | 342 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 603 | — |
| Pages | 256 | 510 |