A Midsummer Night's Dream vs The Iliad: Which Should You Read?
A Midsummer Night's Dream
One night two young couples run into an enchanted forest in an attempt to escape their problems. But these four humans do not realize that the forest is filled with fairies and hobgoblins who love making mischief. When…
1 film adaptation
vs
The Iliad
A strikingly illustrated retelling of Homer’s classic from the team who brought us The Odyssey—Carnegie Medalist Gillian Cross and illustrator Neil Packer. After nine years of war between the Greeks and Trojans,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Midsummer Night's Dream has the widest readership — 592087 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | The Iliad | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (592087) | 3.9 (532979) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (658) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (21) | — |
| LiveLib | 4.7 (3) | — |
Reception
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | The Iliad | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 592087 | 532979 |
| Editions | 1505 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 231081 | — |
| Reading it now | 12546 | — |
| Written reviews | 16790 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 60997 | 1116819 |
| Pages | 87 | 188 |