A hazard of new fortunes vs The turmoil, a novel: Which Should You Read?
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A hazard of new fortunes
Basil March jumps at the chance to leave his boring job to become the founding editor of a new magazine. But this also means that he must leave comfortable Boston for the confusion and chaos of 1890s New York. As March…
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The turmoil, a novel
Booth Tarkington grew up in Indianapolis, and attended Princeton University. He set much of his fiction in Indiana. Tarkington was one of the more popular novelists of his time, and in 1921 booksellers rated him in a…
The verdict
- Readers rate The turmoil, a novel highest: The turmoil, a novel 3.9 · A hazard of new fortunes 3.3.
- The turmoil, a novel is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for A hazard of new fortunes.
- A hazard of new fortunes has the widest readership — 901 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A hazard of new fortunes | The turmoil, a novel | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.2 (901) | 3.9 (568) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (6) | 4.5 (15) |
Reception
| A hazard of new fortunes | The turmoil, a novel | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 901 | 568 |
| Editions | 100 | 145 |
| Citations | 91 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 945 | 2281 |
| Pages | 275 | 139 |