A good man is hard to find vs Men Without Women: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Short stories, Short Stories, Fiction
A good man is hard to find
The collection that established O’Connor’s reputation as one of the American masters of the short story. The volume contains the celebrated title story, a tale of the murderous fugitive The Misfit, as well as “The…
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Men Without Women
A collection of short stories, including three or four regarded as among his best. The subjects are varied, with In Another Country about a member of the Ambulance Corps in Italy during WW1, The Killers a taut crime…
The verdict
- Readers rate A good man is hard to find highest: A good man is hard to find 3.8 · Men Without Women 3.6.
- Men Without Women has the widest readership — 16663 ratings behind its score.
- A good man is hard to find runs the darker storyline; Men Without Women stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A good man is hard to find | Men Without Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (14379) | 3.6 (16663) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (4) | 3.5 (25) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (11) | 4.0 (11) |
Reception
| A good man is hard to find | Men Without Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 14379 | 16663 |
| Editions | 32 | 85 |
| Citations | — | 32 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 14404 | 24846 |
| Reading it now | 247 | 1511 |
| Written reviews | 1452 | 1453 |
| Wikipedia attention | 9699 | 3200 |
| Pages | 251 | 159 |