Circle of Friends vs Daisy Miller: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young women in fiction, Young women, Short Stories, Romance, Fiction
Circle of Friends
It began with Benny Hogan and Eve Malone, growing up, inseparable, in the village of Knockglen. Benny--the only child, yearning to break free from her adoring parents...Eve--the orphaned offspring of a convent…
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Daisy Miller
“At the little town of Vevey, in Switzerland, there is a particularly comfortable hotel.”
A beautiful American girl, Daisy Miller, is pursued by the sophisticated Winterbourne, who moves in fairly conservative circles. Their courtship is frowned upon by the other Americans they meet in Switzerland and Italy…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Circle of Friends highest: Circle of Friends 4.1 · Daisy Miller 3.4.
- Daisy Miller is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 10 for Circle of Friends.
- Circle of Friends has the widest readership — 69558 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Circle of Friends | Daisy Miller | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (69558) | 3.4 (39141) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (43) | 3.2 (53) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (298) | 4.0 (242) |
Reception
| Circle of Friends | Daisy Miller | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 69558 | 39141 |
| Editions | 57 | 244 |
| Citations | 43 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 28326 | 26603 |
| Reading it now | 2185 | 859 |
| Written reviews | 2473 | 3160 |
| Wikipedia attention | 7279 | 3024 |
| Pages | 542 | 62 |