Bartleby, the Scrivener vs Men Without Women: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Bartleby, the Scrivener
"Bartleby the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street" is a short story by Herman Melville. The story first appeared, anonymously, in Putnam's Magazine in two parts. The first part appeared in November 1853, with the…
1 film adaptation
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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
- Readers rate Bartleby, the Scrivener highest: Bartleby, the Scrivener 3.9 · Men Without Women 3.6.
- Bartleby, the Scrivener has the widest readership — 79334 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Bartleby, the Scrivener | Men Without Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (79334) | 3.6 (16663) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.5 (25) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (495) | 4.0 (11) |
Reception
| Bartleby, the Scrivener | Men Without Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 79334 | 16663 |
| Editions | 66 | 85 |
| Citations | — | 32 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 51 | 24846 |
| Reading it now | 2 | 1511 |
| Written reviews | 8 | 1453 |
| Wikipedia attention | 13827 | 3200 |
| Pages | 66 | 159 |