Don Juan vs Leaves of Grass: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English poetry, Poetry, Fiction
Don Juan
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Byron's exuberant masterpiece tells of the adventures of Don Juan, beginning with his illicit love affair at the age of sixteen in his native Spain and his subsequent exile to Italy. Following a dramatic shipwreck, his…
Leaves of Grass
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Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by American poet Walt Whitman. First published in 1855, Whitman spent most of his professional life writing and rewriting Leaves of Grass, revising it multiple times until his…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Leaves of Grass highest: Leaves of Grass 4.1 · Don Juan 3.6.
- Leaves of Grass has the widest readership — 119269 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Don Juan | Leaves of Grass | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (18716) | 4.1 (119269) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 2.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (14) | 4.0 (66) |
Reception
| Don Juan | Leaves of Grass | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18716 | 119269 |
| Editions | 69 | 755 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 20311 | 232280 |
| Reading it now | 652 | 12828 |
| Written reviews | 442 | 4575 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6709 | 11211 |
| Pages | 193 | 288 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Don Juan or Leaves of Grass?
Leaves of Grass has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Leaves of Grass 4.1/5, Don Juan 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Don Juan or Leaves of Grass?
Don Juan is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Don Juan (193 pages, ≈ 3 h 34 m); Leaves of Grass (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: Don Juan or Leaves of Grass?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Don Juan: Demanding; Leaves of Grass: Demanding.
Have both books been made into films?
Don Juan: 3 film adaptations; Leaves of Grass: no film adaptation on record.