Daisy Miller vs The Wings of the Dove: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young women in fiction, Americans in fiction, Americans, Young women, Travel, Historical Fiction
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
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The Wings of the Dove
“SHE waited, Kate Croy, for her father to come in, but he kept her unconscionably, and there were moments at which she showed herself, in the glass over the mantel, a face positively pale with the irritation that had brought her to the point of going away without sight of him.”
Beautiful Kate Croy may have been left penniless by her relatives, but her bold, ambitious nature ensures she will not succumb meekly to a life of poverty. If the financial circumstances of Merton Densher, the man she…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Wings of the Dove highest: The Wings of the Dove 3.8 · Daisy Miller 3.4.
- Daisy Miller is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for The Wings of the Dove.
- Daisy Miller has the widest readership — 39141 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Daisy Miller | The Wings of the Dove | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (39141) | 3.8 (17746) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (53) | 3.2 (8) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (242) | 3.5 (6) |
Reception
| Daisy Miller | The Wings of the Dove | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 39141 | 17746 |
| Editions | 244 | 60 |
| Citations | — | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 26603 | 31731 |
| Reading it now | 859 | 802 |
| Written reviews | 3160 | 893 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3024 | 3111 |
| Pages | 62 | 457 |