A Passage to India vs Things Fall Apart: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Race Relations, British, Classics, History, 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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Things Fall Apart
Things Fall Apart is the debut novel by Nigerian author Chinua Achebe, first published in 1958. It depicts pre-colonial life in the southeastern part of Nigeria and the arrival of Europeans during the late 19th century.…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Things Fall Apart is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for A Passage to India.
- A Passage to India has the widest readership — 87602 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A Passage to India | Things Fall Apart | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (87602) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (108) | 3.7 (616) |
| Google Books | — | 3.5 (39) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (22) | 4.0 (719) |
Reception
| A Passage to India | Things Fall Apart | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 87602 | 719 |
| Editions | 220 | 94 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 102235 | — |
| Reading it now | 5510 | — |
| Written reviews | 5083 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 11151 | 30176 |
| Pages | 325 | 196 |