Candida vs En attendant Godot: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish drama, English drama, Drama
Candida
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The Reverend James Mavor Morell, a respectable socialist clergyman, spends his days giving lectures and sermons while his wife, Candida, sees to his comfortable London home. That home is disrupted by the arrival of the…
En attendant Godot
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Waiting for Godot is a play by Irish author Samuel Beckett. It is Beckett's best-known literary work and is regarded by critics as "one of the most enigmatic plays of modern literature." It was written (1948–1949),…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- En attendant Godot has the widest readership — 228236 ratings behind its score.
- En attendant Godot runs the darker storyline; Candida stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Candida | En attendant Godot | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (3318) | 3.8 (228236) |
| Hardcover | 2.7 (3) | 2.8 (3) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (1) |
Reception
| Candida | En attendant Godot | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3318 | 228236 |
| Editions | 152 | 201 |
| Citations | — | 93 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2710 | 144167 |
| Reading it now | 75 | 2836 |
| Written reviews | 173 | 11844 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1843 | 47063 |
| Pages | 42 | 130 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Candida or En attendant Godot?
En attendant Godot has the higher combined reader rating across sources (En attendant Godot 3.8/5, Candida 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Candida or En attendant Godot?
Candida is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Candida (42 pages, ≈ 47 min); En attendant Godot (130 pages, ≈ 2 h 24 m).
Which is harder to read: Candida or En attendant Godot?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Candida: Challenging; En attendant Godot: Challenging.