Chance vs Emma: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fathers and daughters, Young women, British and irish fiction, Classics, Classic Literature, Fiction
Chance
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Miss Flora de Barral is the daughter of an imprisoned swindler left to fend for herself, with no real standing in society. She must depend on the kindness of strangers, and some kindnesses come with strings attached.…
Emma
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Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Emma highest: Emma 4.0 · Chance 3.7.
- Chance is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 9 for Emma.
- Emma has the widest readership — 1019390 ratings behind its score.
- Chance runs the darker storyline; Emma stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Chance | Emma | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (118) | 4.0 (1019390) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.9 (851) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (7) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (8) | 4.0 (4089) |
| LiveLib | — | 3.4 (4) |
Reception
| Chance | Emma | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 118 | 1019390 |
| Editions | 62 | 2263 |
| Citations | — | 73 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1345 | 1014805 |
| Reading it now | — | 66765 |
| Written reviews | 118 | 46241 |
| Wikipedia attention | 567 | 28127 |
| Pages | 367 | 536 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Chance or Emma?
Emma has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Emma 4.0/5, Chance 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Chance or Emma?
Chance is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Chance (367 pages, ≈ 6 h 48 m); Emma (536 pages, ≈ 9 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: Chance or Emma?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Chance: Moderate; Emma: Demanding.
Have both books been made into films?
Chance: no film adaptation on record; Emma: 5 film adaptations.