De la démocratie en Amérique vs The bravo: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Politics and government, Social conditions, Fiction
De la démocratie en Amérique
A contemporary study of the early American nation and its evolving democracy, from a French aristocrat and sociologist. In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and ambitious civil servant, set out from…
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The bravo
Originally published in 1831, this novel is set in Venice in the bygone days of the Doges. It was inspired by Cooper's travels in Italy. The author has intended to give his countrymen, writes Cooper in his preface, "a…
The verdict
- Readers rate De la démocratie en Amérique highest: De la démocratie en Amérique 4.1 · The bravo 3.8.
- The bravo is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for De la démocratie en Amérique.
- De la démocratie en Amérique has the widest readership — 27593 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| De la démocratie en Amérique | The bravo | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (27593) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | 5.0 (1) |
Reception
| De la démocratie en Amérique | The bravo | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 27593 | 1 |
| Editions | 424 | 73 |
| Citations | 9 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 64940 | — |
| Reading it now | 4377 | — |
| Written reviews | 1253 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 8004 | 146 |
| Pages | 349 | 218 |