Chimera vs Modern mythology: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mythology
Chimera
“At this point I interrupted my sister as usual to say, You have a way with words, Scheherazade.”
Barth retells the tales of Scheherezade of the Thousand and One Nights, Perseus, and Bellerophon from varying perspectives, examining the myths' relationship to reality and their resonance with the contemporary world.…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Chimera highest: Chimera 3.7 · Modern mythology 3.4.
- Modern mythology is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Chimera.
- Chimera has the widest readership — 2335 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Chimera | Modern mythology | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (2335) | 3.4 (116) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (8) | — |
| Google Books | 3.5 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 3.0 (26) |
Reception
| Chimera | Modern mythology | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2335 | 116 |
| Editions | 12 | 73 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4837 | 336 |
| Reading it now | 97 | 27 |
| Written reviews | 181 | 6 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1101 | 26997 |
| Pages | 308 | 169 |