Friends Though Divided vs St. George and St. Michael: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Historical Fiction, History, Fiction
Friends Though Divided
“It was a pleasant afternoon in the month of July, 1642, when three young people sat together on a shady bank at the edge of a wood some three miles from Oxford.”
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My dear lads: Although so long a time has elapsed since the great civil war in England, men are still almost as much divided as they were then as to the merits of the quarrel, almost as warm partisans of the one side or…
St. George and St. Michael
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It was the middle of autumn, and had rained all day. Through the lozenge-panes of the wide oriel window the world appeared in the slowly gathering dusk not a little dismal. The drops that clung trickling to the dim…
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The verdict
- Readers rate St. George and St. Michael highest: St. George and St. Michael 4.1 · Friends Though Divided 3.7.
- Friends Though Divided is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for St. George and St. Michael.
- Friends Though Divided has the widest readership — 154 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Friends Though Divided | St. George and St. Michael | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (154) | 4.2 (72) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (10) |
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Reception
| Friends Though Divided | St. George and St. Michael | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 154 | 72 |
| Editions | 56 | 69 |
| Want to read | 156 | 139 |
| Reading it now | 29 | 26 |
| Written reviews | 5 | 13 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3 |
| Pages | 332 | 450 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Friends Though Divided or St. George and St. Michael?
St. George and St. Michael has the higher combined reader rating across sources (St. George and St. Michael 4.1/5, Friends Though Divided 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Friends Though Divided or St. George and St. Michael?
Friends Though Divided is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Friends Though Divided (332 pages, ≈ 6 h 09 m); St. George and St. Michael (450 pages, ≈ 8 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: Friends Though Divided or St. George and St. Michael?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Friends Though Divided: Challenging; St. George and St. Michael: Challenging.