The Wapshot Scandal vs Treasure Box: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Domestic fiction, Families, Fiction
The Wapshot Scandal
“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.
Treasure Box
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A reclusive millionaire's hasty marriage leads to chilling revelations in the renowned author's "enthrallingly entertaining" supernatural horror novel (Booklist). Software engineer Quentin Fears was only 10 when his…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Wapshot Scandal highest: The Wapshot Scandal 3.8 · Treasure Box 3.4.
- Treasure Box has the widest readership — 4344 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Wapshot Scandal | Treasure Box | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.4 (4344) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2) | 3.3 (20) |
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Reception
| The Wapshot Scandal | Treasure Box | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 4344 |
| Editions | 20 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1335 |
| Reading it now | — | 90 |
| Written reviews | — | 254 |
| Wikipedia attention | 299 | 89 |
| Pages | 309 | 384 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Wapshot Scandal or Treasure Box?
The Wapshot Scandal has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Wapshot Scandal 3.8/5, Treasure Box 3.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Wapshot Scandal or Treasure Box?
The Wapshot Scandal is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Wapshot Scandal (309 pages, ≈ 5 h 43 m); Treasure Box (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: The Wapshot Scandal or Treasure Box?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Wapshot Scandal: Moderate; Treasure Box: Moderate.