Brideshead Revisited vs Le grand Meaulnes: Which Should You Read?
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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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Le grand Meaulnes
'I read it for the first time when I was seventeen and loved every page. I find its depiction of a golden time and place just as poignant now as I did then' Nick HornbyThe Lost Estate is Robin Buss's translation of…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Brideshead Revisited highest: Brideshead Revisited 4.0 · Le grand Meaulnes 3.7.
- Le grand Meaulnes has the widest readership — 16607 ratings behind its score.
- Le grand Meaulnes runs the darker storyline; Brideshead Revisited stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Brideshead Revisited | Le grand Meaulnes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (9496) | 3.7 (16607) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (152) | 1.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | 3.5 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (173) | 3.0 (6) |
Reception
| Brideshead Revisited | Le grand Meaulnes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9496 | 16607 |
| Editions | 88 | 9 |
| Citations | — | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 179465 | 33417 |
| Reading it now | — | 1137 |
| Written reviews | 9496 | 1623 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5528 | 3603 |
| Pages | 327 | 350 |