An essay on man vs Men Without Women: Which Should You Read?
An essay on man
"Voltaire called it "the most sublime didactic poem ever written in any language." Rousseau rhapsodized about its intellectual consolations. Kant recited long passages of it from memory during his lectures. And Adam…
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Men Without Women
A collection of short stories, including three or four regarded as among his best. The subjects are varied, with In Another Country about a member of the Ambulance Corps in Italy during WW1, The Killers a taut crime…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Men Without Women has the widest readership — 16663 ratings behind its score.
- Men Without Women reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 32 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| An essay on man | Men Without Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (1899) | 3.6 (16663) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (3) | 3.5 (25) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (5) | 4.0 (11) |
Reception
| An essay on man | Men Without Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1899 | 16663 |
| Editions | 315 | 85 |
| Citations | 6 | 32 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2875 | 24846 |
| Reading it now | 208 | 1511 |
| Written reviews | 127 | 1453 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2351 | 3200 |
| Pages | 126 | 159 |