A Passage to India vs Invisible Man: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Race Relations, Open_syllabus_project, Social conditions, Classics, Fiction
A Passage to India
When Adela Quested and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced 'Anglo-Indian' community. Determined to escape the parochial…
1 film adaptation
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Invisible Man
Invisible Man is the story of a young black man from the South who does not fully understand racism in the world. Filled with hope about his future, he goes to college, but gets expelled for showing one of the white…
The verdict
- Readers rate Invisible Man highest: Invisible Man 3.9 · A Passage to India 3.7.
- A Passage to India is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for Invisible Man.
- Invisible Man has the widest readership — 206277 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A Passage to India | Invisible Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (87602) | 3.9 (206277) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (108) | — |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (22) | 4.0 (431) |
Reception
| A Passage to India | Invisible Man | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 87602 | 206277 |
| Editions | 220 | 60 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 102235 | 215 |
| Reading it now | 5510 | 2 |
| Written reviews | 5083 | 6 |
| Wikipedia attention | 11151 | 14492 |
| Pages | 325 | 450 |