Das Parfum vs East of Eden: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Love, Historical Fiction, Fiction
Das Parfum
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Set in eighteenth-century France, the classic novel that provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man’s indulgence in his greatest passion—his sense of smell—leads to…
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East of Eden
Steinbeck considered East of Eden to be his masterpiece. In his journal, Journal of a Novel (often read as a companion to the novel) he notes that “this is the book I have always wanted and have worked and prayed to be…
The verdict
- Readers rate East of Eden highest: East of Eden 4.5 · Das Parfum 3.9.
- Das Parfum is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 11 for East of Eden.
- East of Eden has the widest readership — 711929 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Das Parfum | East of Eden | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.5 (711929) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (2) | 4.5 (1033) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (8) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (1809) |
Reception
| Das Parfum | East of Eden | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 92 | 711929 |
| Editions | 106 | 104 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1172774 |
| Pages | 289 | 602 |