Brideshead Revisited vs Christine Falls: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Catholics, Upper class, Fiction
Brideshead Revisited
The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. It tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the…
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Christine Falls
"Quirke and Malachy Griffin were raised as brothers, though Quirke - rescued from an Irish orphanage by Malachy's father, the eminent Judge Garrett Griffin - was always the favored son. But Malachy married the American…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Brideshead Revisited has the widest readership — 9496 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Brideshead Revisited | Christine Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (9496) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (152) | 3.3 (32) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | 3.5 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (173) | 4.0 (144) |
Reception
| Brideshead Revisited | Christine Falls | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9496 | 144 |
| Editions | 88 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 179465 | — |
| Written reviews | 9496 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5528 | 236 |
| Pages | 327 | 364 |