Don Juan vs Poems: 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…
Poems
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From the book:Not that I love thy children, whose dull eyesSee nothing save their own unlovely woe,Whose minds know nothing, nothing care to know, -But that the roar of thy Democracies,Thy reigns of Terror, thy great…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Poems highest: Poems 3.9 · Don Juan 3.6.
- Don Juan has the widest readership — 18716 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Don Juan | Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (18716) | — |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | 2.8 (2) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (14) | 4.0 (79) |
Reception
| Don Juan | Poems | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18716 | 79 |
| Editions | 69 | 53 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 20311 | — |
| Reading it now | 652 | — |
| Written reviews | 442 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 6709 | 19870 |
| Pages | 193 | 214 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Don Juan or Poems?
Poems has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Poems 3.9/5, Don Juan 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Don Juan or Poems?
Don Juan is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Don Juan (193 pages, ≈ 3 h 34 m); Poems (214 pages, ≈ 3 h 58 m).
Which is harder to read: Don Juan or Poems?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Don Juan: Demanding; Poems: Demanding.
Have both books been made into films?
Don Juan: 3 film adaptations; Poems: no film adaptation on record.