Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Billy Budd / Red Badge of Courage / Scarlet Letter vs Billy Budd: Which Should You Read?
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Billy Budd
“In the time before steamships, or then more frequently than now, a stroller along the docks of any considerable seaport would occasionally have his attention arrested by a group of bronzed mariners, man-of-war's men or merchant sailors in holiday attire, ashore on liberty.”
TRIALS OF THE HANDSOME SAILOR Aboard the warship Bellipotent, the young orphan Billy Budd was called the Handsome Sailor. Billy was tall, athletic, noble looking; he was friendly, innocent, helpful and ever-cheerful. He…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Billy Budd / Red Badge of Courage / Scarlet Letter highest: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Billy Budd / Red Badge of Courage / Scarlet Letter 3.8 · Billy Budd 3.2.
- Billy Budd is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 13 for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Billy Budd / Red Badge of Courage / Scarlet Letter.
- Billy Budd has the widest readership — 20170 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Billy Budd / Red Badge of Courage / Scarlet Letter | Billy Budd | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.2 (20170) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (42) |
| Google Books | — | 1.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (25) |
Reception
| Adventures of Huckleberry Finn / Billy Budd / Red Badge of Courage / Scarlet Letter | Billy Budd | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 20170 |
| Editions | 20 | 90 |
| Citations | — | 10 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 12067 |
| Reading it now | — | 706 |
| Written reviews | — | 1640 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 10221 |
| Pages | 744 | 208 |