Fantômas vs Moll Flanders: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Fantômas
“One episode simply melts away as the next takes over” (The New York Times) in this deliciously sinister turn-of-the-century tale of a French evil genius run rampant. Three appalling crimes leave all of Paris aghast:…
1 film adaptation
vs
Moll Flanders
These are the true confessions of a remarkable and passionate young woman are thought to have been based on the adventures of a real prisoner in Newgate where Moll was born. ostensibly written as a warning to…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Moll Flanders has the widest readership — 49318 ratings behind its score.
- Moll Flanders runs the darker storyline; Fantômas stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Fantômas | Moll Flanders | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (2119) | 3.5 (49318) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (7) | 3.3 (44) |
| Apple Books | — | 3.5 (15) |
| LiveLib | — | 3.8 (604) |
Reception
| Fantômas | Moll Flanders | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2119 | 49318 |
| Editions | 38 | 1114 |
| Citations | — | 39 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4335 | 37010 |
| Reading it now | 170 | 1987 |
| Written reviews | 233 | 2489 |
| Wikipedia attention | 7437 | 5851 |
| Pages | 320 | 322 |