Pavilion of Women vs Young Wives: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Married women, Domestic fiction, Women, Fiction
Pavilion of Women
A los cuarenta años, Madame Wu, esposa de un miembro de una de las dinastías de terratenientes más consideradas de China, abandona voluntariamente la vida matrimonial y busca una concubina para su marido. Su decisión…
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Young Wives
Three thirty-something women, all betrayed by their husbands, bind together for friendship and revenge.
The verdict
- Readers rate Pavilion of Women highest: Pavilion of Women 4.2 · Young Wives 3.5.
- Pavilion of Women is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 9 for Young Wives.
- Pavilion of Women has the widest readership — 15714 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Pavilion of Women
≈ 5h vs 9h for Young Wives
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Pavilion of Women
15714 ratings vs 1213 for Young Wives
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Pavilion of Women
4.2 vs 3.5 from readers
New to the genre?
Young Wives
Moderate vs Challenging for Pavilion of Women
Scores by source
| Pavilion of Women | Young Wives | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (15714) | 3.5 (1213) |
| Hardcover | 4.4 (14) | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (114) | — |
Reception
| Pavilion of Women | Young Wives | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 15714 | 1213 |
| Editions | 46 | 20 |
| Citations | 13 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 19953 | 487 |
| Reading it now | 1529 | 106 |
| Written reviews | 1252 | 75 |
| Wikipedia attention | 539 | — |
| Pages | 316 | 512 |