A Spy in the House of Love vs Memoirs of Fanny Hill: Which Should You Read?
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A Spy in the House of Love
“The lie detector was asleep when he heard the telephone ringing.”
Beautiful, bored and bourgeoise, Sabina leads a double life inspired by her relentless desire for brief encounters with near-strangers. Fired into faithlessness by a desperate longing for sexual fulfilment, she weaves a…
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Memoirs of Fanny Hill
Memoirs of Fanny Hill was written in debtor's prison in 1784 and was the first modern erotic novel in English. A young woman, Fanny Hill, is forced by poverty to go into service, but is tricked into becoming a…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate A Spy in the House of Love highest: A Spy in the House of Love 3.7 · Memoirs of Fanny Hill 3.3.
- A Spy in the House of Love has the widest readership — 13774 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Spy in the House of Love | Memoirs of Fanny Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (13774) | 3.3 (13582) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (21) | 1.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (12) | 3.0 (39) |
Reception
| A Spy in the House of Love | Memoirs of Fanny Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 13774 | 13582 |
| Editions | 41 | 283 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 40928 | 17755 |
| Reading it now | 1246 | — |
| Written reviews | 1902 | 1267 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1504 | 18424 |
| Pages | 133 | 221 |