The Good Luck Of Right Now vs The secret wisdom of the earth: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mothers and sons, Grief, Amerikanisches Englisch, Family life, Coming-of-age, Families
The Good Luck Of Right Now
When his mother dies, 38-year-old Bartholomew Neil, who doesn't know how to be on his own, discovers a letter in his mother's underwear drawer that causes him to write a series of highly intimate letters to actor…
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The secret wisdom of the earth
"After witnessing the death of his younger brother in a terrible home accident, 14-year-old Kevin and his grieving mother are sent for the summer to live with Kevin's grandfather. In this peeled-paint coal town deep in…
The verdict
- Readers rate The secret wisdom of the earth highest: The secret wisdom of the earth 4.1 · The Good Luck Of Right Now 3.6.
- The Good Luck Of Right Now is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The secret wisdom of the earth.
- The Good Luck Of Right Now has the widest readership — 18105 ratings behind its score.
- The secret wisdom of the earth runs the darker storyline; The Good Luck Of Right Now stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Good Luck Of Right Now
≈ 5h vs 8h for The secret wisdom of the earth
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The secret wisdom of the earth
4.1 vs 3.6 from readers
New to the genre?
The Good Luck Of Right Now
Light vs Moderate for The secret wisdom of the earth
In the mood for something dark?
The secret wisdom of the earth
a darker storyline than The Good Luck Of Right Now
Want something lighter?
The Good Luck Of Right Now
an easier tone than The secret wisdom of the earth
Scores by source
| The Good Luck Of Right Now | The secret wisdom of the earth | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (18105) | 4.1 (9911) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (20) | 3.6 (5) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (12) |
Reception
| The Good Luck Of Right Now | The secret wisdom of the earth | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18105 | 9911 |
| Editions | 14 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 35148 |
| Reading it now | — | 606 |
| Written reviews | — | 1656 |
| Wikipedia attention | 98 | — |
| Pages | 284 | 480 |