A Pale View of Hills vs 暁の寺: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Japanese, Japan, Fiction
A Pale View of Hills
In his highly acclaimed debut, A Pale View of Hills, Kazuo Ishiguro tells the story of Etsuko, a Japanese woman now living alone in England, dwelling on the recent suicide of her daughter. Retreating into the past, she…
1 film adaptation
vs
暁の寺
A young man expends his spirit in the obsessive pursuit of a beautiful woman and a passionate search for mystical enlightenment. "Yukio Mishima's The Temple of Dawn is the third novel in his masterful tetralogy, The…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A Pale View of Hills is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for 暁の寺.
- A Pale View of Hills has the widest readership — 47011 ratings behind its score.
- A Pale View of Hills runs the darker storyline; 暁の寺 stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Pale View of Hills | 暁の寺 | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (47011) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (99) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (65) | — |
Reception
| A Pale View of Hills | 暁の寺 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 47011 | 1 |
| Editions | 27 | 9 |
| Citations | 44 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 45175 | — |
| Reading it now | 1524 | — |
| Written reviews | 5471 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5701 | — |
| Pages | 200 | 334 |