Don Juan vs Rime of the ancient mariner: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English poetry, Poetry, Fiction
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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Rime of the ancient mariner
A mariner stops a man on his way to a wedding. The mariner then relates to the man all the events of a long sea voyage, arousing in his listener feeling of impatience, fear, fascination and bemusement.The Rime of the…
The verdict
- Readers rate Rime of the ancient mariner highest: Rime of the ancient mariner 4.0 · Don Juan 3.6.
- Rime of the ancient mariner is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Don Juan.
- Rime of the ancient mariner has the widest readership — 63811 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Don Juan | Rime of the ancient mariner | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (18716) | 4.0 (63811) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | 3.9 (73) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (14) | 4.0 (33) |
Reception
| Don Juan | Rime of the ancient mariner | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18716 | 63811 |
| Editions | 69 | 156 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 20311 | 33970 |
| Reading it now | 652 | 1035 |
| Written reviews | 442 | 1983 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6709 | 26526 |
| Pages | 193 | 44 |