Brideshead Revisited vs Pembroke: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: 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…
vs
Pembroke
"Pembroke begins with a heated political argument between Barney Thayer and Cephas Barnard, the father of Barney's betrothed, Charlotte Barnard. The angry Cephas throws his prospective son-in-law out of the house and,…
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.
- Pembroke runs the darker storyline; Brideshead Revisited stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Brideshead Revisited | Pembroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (9496) | 3.9 (59) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (152) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (173) | — |
Reception
| Brideshead Revisited | Pembroke | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9496 | 59 |
| Editions | 88 | 31 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 179465 | 94 |
| Reading it now | — | 5 |
| Written reviews | 9496 | 7 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5528 | 88 |
| Pages | 327 | 330 |