Ladder of Years vs Woman, Eating: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Identité, Femmes, Identity, Women, Fiction
Ladder of Years
“This all started on a Saturday morning in May, one of those warm spring days that smell like clean linen.”
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A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOKBALTIMORE WOMAN DISAPPEARS DURING FAMILY VACATION, declares the headline. Forty-year-old Delia Grinstead is last seen strolling down the Delaware shore, wearing nothing more than a bathing…
Woman, Eating
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An IndieNext Pick! A Best Book of 2022 in Harper’s Bazaar, Daily Mail, Glamour, and Thrillist!Most Anticipated of 2022 in The Millions, Ms. Magazine, LitHubA young, mixed-race vampire must find a way to balance her…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Ladder of Years has the widest readership — 20246 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Ladder of Years | Woman, Eating | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (20246) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (16) | 3.5 (73) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (129) | 3.5 (24) |
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Reception
| Ladder of Years | Woman, Eating | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 20246 | 73 |
| Editions | 36 | 6 |
| Citations | 7 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 14946 | — |
| Reading it now | 1253 | — |
| Written reviews | 1789 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 308 | — |
| Pages | 326 | 280 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Ladder of Years or Woman, Eating?
Ladder of Years has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Ladder of Years 3.7/5, Woman, Eating 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Ladder of Years or Woman, Eating?
Woman, Eating is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Woman, Eating (280 pages, ≈ 5 h 11 m); Ladder of Years (326 pages, ≈ 6 h 02 m).
Which is harder to read: Ladder of Years or Woman, Eating?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Ladder of Years: Moderate; Woman, Eating: Moderate.