Asymmetry vs The Remains of the Day: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Asymmetry
Explores the imbalances that spark and sustain dramatic human relations, tracing the overlapping stories of a young American editor's relationship with a famous older writer, an unexpected New York romance during the…
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The Remains of the Day
In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and into his past . . .A contemporary classic, The Remains of the Day is…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Remains of the Day highest: The Remains of the Day 4.3 · Asymmetry 3.5.
- The Remains of the Day has the widest readership — 814 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Asymmetry | The Remains of the Day | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.5 (49) | 4.2 (777) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (491) | 4.5 (814) |
Reception
| Asymmetry | The Remains of the Day | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 491 | 814 |
| Editions | 7 | 87 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 8258 | 29835 |
| Pages | 281 | 257 |