Barry Lyndon vs Silver Wedding: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Irish in fiction, Irish fiction, Irish, Fiction
Barry Lyndon
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Set in late 18th century Europe the adventures and misadventures of a minor member of the Irish gentry trying to better himself. Redmond Barry of Bally Barry is a clever young man, who learns the manners of a gentleman.…
Silver Wedding
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As occasion to celebrate, when Desmond and Deirdre Doyle must gather family and friends around them in remembrance of the twenty-five years of marriage they've shared. A moment of reckoning as an uneasy couple is forced…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Silver Wedding is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Barry Lyndon.
- Silver Wedding has the widest readership — 13026 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Barry Lyndon | Silver Wedding | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (3031) | 3.7 (13026) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (2) | 4.0 (2) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (17) | 4.0 (133) |
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Reception
| Barry Lyndon | Silver Wedding | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3031 | 13026 |
| Editions | 54 | 34 |
| Citations | 3 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 5974 | 2747 |
| Reading it now | 418 | 833 |
| Written reviews | 325 | 412 |
| Wikipedia attention | 57405 | 155 |
| Pages | 466 | 283 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Barry Lyndon or Silver Wedding?
Silver Wedding has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Silver Wedding 3.7/5, Barry Lyndon 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Barry Lyndon or Silver Wedding?
Silver Wedding is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Silver Wedding (283 pages, ≈ 5 h 14 m); Barry Lyndon (466 pages, ≈ 8 h 38 m).
Which is harder to read: Barry Lyndon or Silver Wedding?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Barry Lyndon: Demanding; Silver Wedding: Challenging.