Daisy Miller vs Five Days in Paris: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Americans in fiction, Americans, Travel, Fiction
Daisy Miller
“At the little town of Vevey, in Switzerland, there is a particularly comfortable hotel.”
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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…
Five Days in Paris
“The weather in Paris was unusually warm as Peter Haskell's plane landed at Charles de Gaulle Airport.”
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Peter Haskell has everything.. power, position, a career and a family that mean everything to him and for which he has sacrificed a great deal. Compromise has been key, and integrity is the base on which he lives.…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Five Days in Paris highest: Five Days in Paris 3.7 · Daisy Miller 3.4.
- Daisy Miller is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Five Days in Paris.
- Daisy Miller has the widest readership — 39141 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Daisy Miller | Five Days in Paris | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (39141) | 3.6 (10921) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (53) | 3.3 (7) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (242) | 4.5 (171) |
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Reception
| Daisy Miller | Five Days in Paris | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 39141 | 10921 |
| Editions | 244 | 54 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 26603 | 4299 |
| Reading it now | 859 | 515 |
| Written reviews | 3160 | 490 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3024 | 128 |
| Pages | 62 | 244 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Daisy Miller or Five Days in Paris?
Five Days in Paris has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Five Days in Paris 3.7/5, Daisy Miller 3.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: Daisy Miller or Five Days in Paris?
Daisy Miller is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Daisy Miller (62 pages, ≈ 1 h 09 m); Five Days in Paris (244 pages, ≈ 4 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: Daisy Miller or Five Days in Paris?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Daisy Miller: Challenging; Five Days in Paris: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Daisy Miller: 5 film adaptations; Five Days in Paris: no film adaptation on record.