My Secret Garden vs The Vagina Monologues: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Sexualité, Femmes, Sexual Behavior, Women
My Secret Garden
First published in 1973, My Secret Garden ignited a firestorm of reactions across the nation—from outrage to enthusiastic support. Collected from detailed personal interviews with hundreds of women from diverse…
Banned book
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The Vagina Monologues
"I was worried about vaginas. I was worried about what we think about vaginas, and even more worried that we don't think about them. . . . So I decided to talk to women about their vaginas, to do vagina interviews,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Vagina Monologues is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for My Secret Garden.
- The Vagina Monologues has the widest readership — 39021 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| My Secret Garden | The Vagina Monologues | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (11) | 3.9 (39021) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (7) | 3.5 (46) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (33) | 4.5 (45) |
Reception
| My Secret Garden | The Vagina Monologues | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 33 | 39021 |
| Editions | 32 | 31 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 13 | — |
| Reading it now | 3 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 4198 | 9695 |
| Pages | 344 | 224 |