All's Well That Ends Well vs Candida: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish drama, English drama, Drama
All's Well That Ends Well
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"For this updated edition, Alexander Leggatt has written a wholly new introduction to Russell Fraser's edition of one of Shakespeare's most puzzling, ambiguous and demanding plays. Leggatt's interest in performance…
Candida
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The Reverend James Mavor Morell, a respectable socialist clergyman, spends his days giving lectures and sermons while his wife, Candida, sees to his comfortable London home. That home is disrupted by the arrival of the…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- All's Well That Ends Well has the widest readership — 20670 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| All's Well That Ends Well | Candida | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (20670) | 3.7 (3318) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (32) | 2.7 (3) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (14) | — |
Reception
| All's Well That Ends Well | Candida | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 20670 | 3318 |
| Editions | 818 | 152 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 16510 | 2710 |
| Reading it now | 577 | 75 |
| Written reviews | 1318 | 173 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5905 | 1843 |
| Pages | 124 | 42 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: All's Well That Ends Well or Candida?
Candida has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Candida 3.7/5, All's Well That Ends Well 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: All's Well That Ends Well or Candida?
Candida is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Candida (42 pages, ≈ 47 min); All's Well That Ends Well (124 pages, ≈ 2 h 18 m).
Which is harder to read: All's Well That Ends Well or Candida?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — All's Well That Ends Well: Demanding; Candida: Challenging.