A Handful of Dust vs The Painted Veil: Which Should You Read?
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A Handful of Dust
Tony Last is an aristocrat whose attachment to an ideal feudal past is so profound that he is blind to his wife Brenda's boredom with the stately rhythms of country life. She sets herself up in a London flat and pursues…
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The Painted Veil
A story of the beautiful but love-starve Kitty Fane who is forced to accompany her husband to the heart of a cholera epidemic. She is compelled by her awakening conscience to reassess her life and learn how to love.
The verdict
- Readers rate The Painted Veil highest: The Painted Veil 4.0 · A Handful of Dust 3.7.
- The Painted Veil has the widest readership — 53437 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A Handful of Dust | The Painted Veil | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (53437) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (46) | 3.7 (48) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (21) | 4.0 (139) |
Reception
| A Handful of Dust | The Painted Veil | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 46 | 53437 |
| Editions | 83 | 30 |
| Citations | 53 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3550 | 15679 |
| Pages | 232 | 238 |