Abinger harvest vs Poems: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Collected works, Essays
Abinger harvest
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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…
Poems
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Volume 1. This book contains all the essays and reviews that W.H. Auden wrote during the years when he was living in England, and also includes the full original versions of his two illustrated travel books, Letters…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Poems highest: Poems 4.2 · Abinger harvest 3.6.
- Poems is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Abinger harvest.
- Poems has the widest readership — 7550 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Abinger harvest | Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (79) | 4.2 (7550) |
Reception
| Abinger harvest | Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 79 | 7550 |
| Editions | 43 | 34 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 195 | 10012 |
| Reading it now | 4 | 214 |
| Written reviews | 7 | 212 |
| Wikipedia attention | 114 | 19870 |
| Pages | 384 | 223 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Abinger harvest or Poems?
Poems has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Poems 4.2/5, Abinger harvest 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Abinger harvest or Poems?
Poems is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Poems (223 pages, ≈ 4 h 08 m); Abinger harvest (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: Abinger harvest or Poems?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Abinger harvest: Demanding; Poems: Demanding.