The Birthday of the World vs The Unbearable Bassington — Which Should You Read First?

Both The Birthday of the World and The Unbearable Bassington are beloved by readers. Here is what RateYourReads readers say about both, plus similar books you might enjoy.

• The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
• The Persian Boy by Mary Renault
• Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 by Lucy Maud Montgomery
• The pagan stone by Nora Roberts
• Here on Earth by Alice Hoffman
• Monster Blood II by Robert Lawrence Stine
• Romeo & Juliet by William Shakespeare
• The Day of the Storm by Rosamunde Pilcher