Brideshead Revisited vs Even if the Light Forgets: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Brideshead Revisited Brideshead Revisited Evelyn Waugh · 1945 ★★★★☆ 4.0 327 pages · ≈ 6 h 03 m · Challenging

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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Cover of Even if the Light Forgets Even if the Light Forgets Ys Goldt · 2026 ★★★★☆ 3.8 252 pages · ≈ 4 h 40 m · Moderate
“No one agrees on when the world ended. Some say it never did. Two thousand years ago, humanity attempted to escape death. The process was called Sublimation: the transfiguration of the human body into a form wrought from crystal, alloy, and bound light. It was offered as a cure for suffering, for decay, for grief. Many accepted. Some refused. These new forms did not age, did not grow sick, nor”

She's spent her whole life learning not to need anyone. He's spent his learning he doesn't deserve to be needed. Nefra survives by scavenging ruins and trusting no one. Her uncle Enkin — brilliant, sharp-tongued, and…

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Brideshead RevisitedEven if the Light Forgets
Goodreads 4.0 (9496) —
Hardcover 3.8 (152) —
Google Books 5.0 (2) —
Apple Books 4.0 (173) —

Reception

Brideshead RevisitedEven if the Light Forgets
Ratings 9496 1
Editions 88 2
Film adaptations 1 —
Want to read 179465 —
Written reviews 9496 —
Wikipedia attention 5528 —
Pages 327 252

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