Fanny vs Shadow of night: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: London, Witches, History, Fiction
Fanny
“I, Fanny Hackabout-Jones, having been blest with long Life, which makes e'en the Harshest Events of Youth pale to Insignificance or, i'faith, appear as Comedies, do write this History of my Life and Adventures as a Testament for my only Daughter, Belinda.”
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"Jong . . . filled a gap in the great tradition of the picaresque novel. . . . Linguistically, "Fanny" is a tower of strength. . . . Jong has gone farther than Joyce."--Anthony Burgess, "Saturday Review."
Shadow of night
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Picking up from A Discovery of Witches’ cliffhanger ending, Shadow of Night takes Diana and Matthew on a trip through time to Elizabethan London, where they are plunged into a world of spies, magic, and a coterie of…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Shadow of night highest: Shadow of night 4.5 · Fanny 3.7.
- Shadow of night has the widest readership — 4953 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Fanny | Shadow of night | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (9) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2) | 3.9 (397) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (15) | 4.5 (4953) |
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Reception
| Fanny | Shadow of night | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 15 | 4953 |
| Editions | 13 | 16 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 9 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 915 | 1355 |
| Pages | 505 | 588 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Fanny or Shadow of night?
Shadow of night has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Shadow of night 4.5/5, Fanny 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Fanny or Shadow of night?
Fanny is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Fanny (505 pages, ≈ 9 h 21 m); Shadow of night (588 pages, ≈ 10 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: Fanny or Shadow of night?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Fanny: Moderate; Shadow of night: Moderate.