Childe Harold's pilgrimage vs The Waves: Which Should You Read?
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Childe Harold's pilgrimage
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage was the poem which brought Lord Byron public recognition. He himself disliked the poem, because he felt it revealed too much of himself. In it a young man (called childe after the medieval…
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The Waves
Tracing the lives of a group of friends, this novel follows their development from childhood to middle age. Social events, individual achievements and disappointments form the outer structure of the book, but the focus…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Waves highest: The Waves 4.1 · Childe Harold's pilgrimage 3.7.
- Childe Harold's pilgrimage has the widest readership — 2391 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Childe Harold's pilgrimage | The Waves | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (2391) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (5) | 4.1 (103) |
| Google Books | — | 3.5 (7) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (11) |
Reception
| Childe Harold's pilgrimage | The Waves | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2391 | 103 |
| Editions | 57 | 255 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 3627 | — |
| Reading it now | 250 | — |
| Written reviews | 193 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5296 | 5135 |
| Pages | 257 | 210 |