Coniston vs Home as found: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Historical Fiction, Fiction
Coniston
“FIRST I am to write a love-story of long ago, of a time some little while after General Jackson had got into the White House and had shown the world what a real democracy was.”
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This book is about a love-story of long ago, of a time some little while after General Jackson had got into the White House and had shown the world what a real democracy was. The Era of the first six presidents had…
Home as found
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"No society, dear!--Why you were at the Henderson's, and the Morgan's, and the Drewett's; three of the greatest _réunions_ that we have had in two winters!"' "I did not know that you meant those unpleasant crowds, by…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Home as found is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 10 for Coniston.
- Coniston has the widest readership — 27 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Coniston | Home as found | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (27) | — |
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Reception
| Coniston | Home as found | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 27 | 1 |
| Editions | 102 | 62 |
| Citations | — | 20 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 72 | — |
| Reading it now | 9 | — |
| Written reviews | 8 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 108 | 84 |
| Pages | 566 | 432 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Coniston or Home as found?
Home as found has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Home as found 3.8/5, Coniston 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Coniston or Home as found?
Home as found is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Home as found (432 pages, ≈ 8 h 00 m); Coniston (566 pages, ≈ 10 h 29 m).
Which is harder to read: Coniston or Home as found?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Coniston: Challenging; Home as found: Challenging.