Darkwater; voices from within the veil vs The Souls of Black Folk: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Race Relations, African Americans, United States, Fiction
Darkwater; voices from within the veil
In The Souls of Black Folk the sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois introduced the concept of the “veil,” a separation of the inner lives of black Americans from their white counterparts. Darkwater: Voices from Within the Veil…
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The Souls of Black Folk
“BETWEEN me and the other world there is ever an unasked question: unasked by some through feelings of delicacy; by others through the difficulty of rightly framing it.”
Du Bois' 1903 collection of essays is a thoughtful, articulate exploration of the moral and intellectual issues surrounding the perception of blacks within American society.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Souls of Black Folk has the widest readership — 45888 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Darkwater; voices from within the veil | The Souls of Black Folk | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (1010) | 4.3 (45888) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (3) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (137) |
Reception
| Darkwater; voices from within the veil | The Souls of Black Folk | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1010 | 45888 |
| Editions | 136 | 412 |
| Citations | — | 139 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 86733 |
| Reading it now | — | 7561 |
| Written reviews | — | 2580 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3479 |
| Pages | 164 | 232 |