Abinger harvest vs Kassandra: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Collected works, Essays, History and criticism
Abinger harvest
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…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Kassandra highest: Kassandra 3.9 · Abinger harvest 3.6.
- Kassandra is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Abinger harvest.
- Kassandra has the widest readership — 7518 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Abinger harvest | Kassandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (79) | 3.9 (7518) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.0 (1) |
Reception
| Abinger harvest | Kassandra | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 79 | 7518 |
| Editions | 43 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 195 | — |
| Reading it now | 4 | — |
| Written reviews | 7 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 114 | 250 |
| Pages | 384 | 159 |