The silver spoon vs The Wapshot Scandal: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The silver spoon The silver spoon John Galsworthy · 1921 ★★★★☆ 4.1 315 pages · ≈ 5 h 50 m · Challenging
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Cover of The Wapshot Scandal The Wapshot Scandal John Cheever · 1964 ★★★★☆ 3.8 309 pages · ≈ 5 h 43 m · Moderate
“The snow began to fall into St. Botolphs at four-fifteen on Christmas Eve.”
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Tells of the Wapshot family as they carom around the world with considerable velocity, at times veering into outbreaks of wild hilarity.

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Side by side

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

The silver spoonThe Wapshot Scandal
Goodreads 4.1 (10365) —
Hardcover 3.0 (2) 4.0 (2)

Reception

The silver spoonThe Wapshot Scandal
Ratings 10365 2
Editions 25 20
Citations 8 —
Film adaptations 1 1
Wikipedia attention — 299
Pages 315 309

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: The silver spoon or The Wapshot Scandal?

The silver spoon has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The silver spoon 4.1/5, The Wapshot Scandal 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: The silver spoon or The Wapshot Scandal?

The Wapshot Scandal is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Wapshot Scandal (309 pages, ≈ 5 h 43 m); The silver spoon (315 pages, ≈ 5 h 50 m).

Which is harder to read: The silver spoon or The Wapshot Scandal?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The silver spoon: Challenging; The Wapshot Scandal: Moderate.

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