The Women's Room vs We Should All Be Feminists: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Feminists, Feminism, Social conditions, Women
The Women's Room
“MIRA WAS HIDING in the ladies' room.”
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Relates a woman's experiences and changing attitudes from her marriage in the 1950's to her increasing independence in the 1970's.
We Should All Be Feminists
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In this essay -- adapted from her TEDx talk of the same name -- Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, award-winning author of Americanah, offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century, one rooted in…
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The verdict
- Readers rate We Should All Be Feminists highest: We Should All Be Feminists 4.4 · The Women's Room 4.0.
- We Should All Be Feminists is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 9 for The Women's Room.
- We Should All Be Feminists has the widest readership — 340340 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Women's Room | We Should All Be Feminists | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (9562) | 4.4 (340340) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (10) | 4.3 (647) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (27) | 4.5 (642) |
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Reception
| The Women's Room | We Should All Be Feminists | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9562 | 340340 |
| Editions | 28 | 21 |
| Citations | 76 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1259 | 1296 |
| Pages | 492 | 64 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Women's Room or We Should All Be Feminists?
We Should All Be Feminists has the higher combined reader rating across sources (We Should All Be Feminists 4.4/5, The Women's Room 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Women's Room or We Should All Be Feminists?
We Should All Be Feminists is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: We Should All Be Feminists (64 pages, ≈ 1 h 11 m); The Women's Room (492 pages, ≈ 9 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: The Women's Room or We Should All Be Feminists?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Women's Room: Moderate; We Should All Be Feminists: Moderate.