Rose Madder vs The Time Traveler's Wife: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Miscarriage, Romance, Fiction
Rose Madder
“It was fourteen years of hell, all told, but she hardly knew it.”
Rosie Daniels flees from her husband, Norman after fourteen years in an abusive marriage. During one bout of violence, Norman caused Rosie to miscarry their only child. Escaping to a distant city, Rosie establishes a…
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The Time Traveler's Wife
“Imagine that you are living your life out of order.”
Audrey Niffenegger's innovative debut, The Time Traveler's Wife, is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Time Traveler's Wife highest: The Time Traveler's Wife 4.0 · Rose Madder 3.8.
- The Time Traveler's Wife has the widest readership — 1876590 ratings behind its score.
- The Time Traveler's Wife runs the darker storyline; Rose Madder stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Rose Madder | The Time Traveler's Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (126957) | 4.0 (1876590) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (213) | 3.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (231) | 4.0 (28) |
Reception
| Rose Madder | The Time Traveler's Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 126957 | 1876590 |
| Editions | 57 | 36 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 65024 | 1163826 |
| Reading it now | 2678 | 16550 |
| Written reviews | 5014 | 58314 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3990 | 9881 |
| Pages | 472 | 543 |