A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man vs Proserpine & Midas: Which Should You Read?
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A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
Stephen Dedalus grows up in Dublin, feeling different from the other boys. His childhood and adolescence are shaped by bullying, his father's weaknesses and the growing realization that in order to make his way in the…
1 film adaptation
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Proserpine & Midas
Mary Shelley was an English writer best known for the classic gothic novel Frankenstein which has been adapted into film many times.  This edition of Proserpine & Midas includes a table of contents. 
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Proserpine & Midas is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
- A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man has the widest readership — 167858 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Proserpine & Midas | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (167858) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (300) | — |
| Google Books | 3.5 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (31) | — |
Reception
| A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Proserpine & Midas | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 167858 | 7 |
| Editions | 765 | 172 |
| Citations | 256 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 178390 | — |
| Written reviews | 9911 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 17085 | — |
| Pages | 216 | 54 |