Cathedral vs Men Without Women: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Short Stories, Fiction
Cathedral
Twelve stories deal with loneliness, loss, the tragic banality of everyday life, and redemption.
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Men Without Women
A collection of short stories, including three or four regarded as among his best. The subjects are varied, with In Another Country about a member of the Ambulance Corps in Italy during WW1, The Killers a taut crime…
The verdict
- Readers rate Cathedral highest: Cathedral 4.2 · Men Without Women 3.6.
- Men Without Women has the widest readership — 16663 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Cathedral | Men Without Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (16663) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (74) | 3.5 (25) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (44) | 4.0 (11) |
Reception
| Cathedral | Men Without Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 74 | 16663 |
| Editions | 38 | 85 |
| Citations | — | 32 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 24846 |
| Reading it now | — | 1511 |
| Written reviews | — | 1453 |
| Wikipedia attention | 217 | 3200 |
| Pages | 238 | 159 |