Candida vs Roaring Girl: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish drama, Drama, Social life and customs
Candida
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…
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Roaring Girl
This Jacobean city comedy is a curiosity in that it presents a real-life character, the notorious cross-dresser Moll Frith, who probably was among the first audiences of 'her' play before she was taken up for public…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Candida is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Roaring Girl.
- Candida has the widest readership — 3318 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Candida | Roaring Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (3318) | — |
| Hardcover | 2.7 (3) | 1.0 (1) |
Reception
| Candida | Roaring Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3318 | 1 |
| Editions | 152 | 17 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 2710 | — |
| Reading it now | 75 | — |
| Written reviews | 173 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1843 | 596 |
| Pages | 42 | 192 |