The Mad Wife vs When We Cease to Understand the World: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Romance
Side by side
The Mad Wife
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom bestselling author Meagan Church comes a haunting exploration of identity, motherhood, and the suffocating grip of societal expectations that will leave you questioning the…
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When We Cease to Understand the World
One of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2021Shortlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize and the 2021 National Book Award for Translated LiteratureA fictional examination of the lives of…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Mad Wife has the widest readership — 173928 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Mad Wife | When We Cease to Understand the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (173928) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (65) | 4.0 (271) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (489) | 4.0 (257) |
Reception
| The Mad Wife | When We Cease to Understand the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 173928 | 271 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 9726 |
| Pages | 321 | — |