Can you forgive her? vs The Black Robe: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Romance & Relationships, England, Classic Literature, Fiction
Can you forgive her?
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The Palliser Novels, book 1: Can You Forgive Her? Alice Vavasor cannot decide whether to marry her ambitious but violent cousin George or the upright and gentlemanly John Grey - and finds herself accepting and…
The Black Robe
“THE doctors could do no more for the Dowager Lady Berrick.”
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The Black Robe is an 1881 partially-epistolary novel by famed English writer, Wilkie Collins. The book, which relates the misadventures of one "Lewis Romayne", is noted for its anti-Catholic lens.
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The verdict
- Readers rate Can you forgive her? highest: Can you forgive her? 4.0 · The Black Robe 3.7.
- Can you forgive her? has the widest readership — 8542 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Can you forgive her? | The Black Robe | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (8542) | 3.7 (812) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (11) | 2.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (5) | 4.0 (28) |
Reception
| Can you forgive her? | The Black Robe | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8542 | 812 |
| Editions | 69 | 303 |
| Citations | — | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 20215 | 851 |
| Reading it now | 748 | — |
| Written reviews | 945 | 97 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1095 | 214 |
| Pages | 412 | 318 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Can you forgive her? or The Black Robe?
Can you forgive her? has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Can you forgive her? 4.0/5, The Black Robe 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Can you forgive her? or The Black Robe?
The Black Robe is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Black Robe (318 pages, ≈ 5 h 53 m); Can you forgive her? (412 pages, ≈ 7 h 38 m).
Which is harder to read: Can you forgive her? or The Black Robe?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Can you forgive her?: Demanding; The Black Robe: Demanding.