The Sheltering Sky vs Their Wedding Journey: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mariage, American Authors, Marriage, Description and travel, Travel, Fiction
The Sheltering Sky
'The Sheltering Sky is a book about people on the edge of an alien space; somewhere where, curiously, they are never alone' Michael Hoffman. Port and Kit Moresbury, a sophisticated American couple, are finding it more…
1 film adaptation
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Their Wedding Journey
From the book:They first met in Boston, but the match was made in Europe, where they afterwards saw each other; whither, indeed, he followed her; and there the match was also broken off. Why it was broken off, and why…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Sheltering Sky highest: The Sheltering Sky 3.9 · Their Wedding Journey 3.4.
- Their Wedding Journey is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 6 for The Sheltering Sky.
- The Sheltering Sky has the widest readership — 31639 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Sheltering Sky | Their Wedding Journey | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (31639) | 3.2 (42) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (5) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (86) | — |
Reception
| The Sheltering Sky | Their Wedding Journey | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 31639 | 42 |
| Editions | 52 | 118 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 104 |
| Reading it now | — | 7 |
| Written reviews | — | 8 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4155 | — |
| Pages | 342 | 64 |