Misery vs You Can't Go Home Again: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: American Novelists, Novelists, Fiction
Misery
Novelist Paul Sheldon has plans to make the difficult transition from writing historical romances featuring heroine Misery Chastain to publishing literary fiction. Annie Wilkes, Sheldon's number one fan, rescues the…
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You Can't Go Home Again
You Cant Go Home Again is a novel by Thomas Wolfe, published posthumously on September18, 1940. The novel was extracted by Edward Aswell, Wolfes editor, from the contents of his vast unpublished manuscript The October…
The verdict
- Readers rate Misery highest: Misery 4.2 · You Can't Go Home Again 3.8.
- Misery is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 13 for You Can't Go Home Again.
- Misery has the widest readership — 855105 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Misery | You Can't Go Home Again | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (855105) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (1323) | 3.4 (7) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1023) | 4.0 (12) |
Reception
| Misery | You Can't Go Home Again | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 855105 | 12 |
| Editions | 99 | 15 |
| Citations | — | 45 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 543737 | — |
| Pages | 384 | 727 |