Don Juan vs Odes: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English poetry, Poetry
Don Juan
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…
1 film adaptation
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Odes
This groundbreaking new translation of Horace's most widely read collection of poetry is rendered in modern, metrical English verse rather than the more common free verse found in many other translations. Jeffrey H.…
The verdict
- Readers rate Odes highest: Odes 3.9 · Don Juan 3.6.
- Don Juan is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Odes.
- Don Juan has the widest readership — 18716 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Don Juan | Odes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (18716) | 4.0 (123) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | 3.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (14) | — |
Reception
| Don Juan | Odes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18716 | 123 |
| Editions | 69 | 127 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 20311 | 5119 |
| Reading it now | 652 | — |
| Written reviews | 442 | 123 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6709 | 2928 |
| Pages | 193 | 424 |