Burmese Days vs The Guilty River: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, Fiction
Burmese Days
Burmese Days is set in 1920s imperial Burma, in the fictional district of Kyauktada. The story involves U Po Kyin, a corrupt Burmese magistrate, who works to destroy the reputation of the Indian Dr. Veraswami, so he…
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The Guilty River
B..melodrama is perennial and the craving for it is perennial and must be satisfied' T. S. Eliot ('Wilkie Collins and Dickens') Collins's ability to construct a gripping situation and to create an atmosphere of mystery…
The verdict
- Readers rate Burmese Days highest: Burmese Days 3.9 · The Guilty River 3.3.
- The Guilty River is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Burmese Days.
- The Guilty River has the widest readership — 419 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Burmese Days | The Guilty River | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.3 (419) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (6) | 1.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | 4.0 (8) |
Reception
| Burmese Days | The Guilty River | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26 | 419 |
| Editions | 125 | 126 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 334 |
| Pages | 290 | 124 |