Giants Of The Frost vs Men Without Women: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Giants Of The Frost
From the author of The Autumn Castle comes a dark tale of immortal love and loss that brings together Norse gods and mortals. Taking a job on an isolated island in the Sea of Norway, scientist Victoria Scott wants a…
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Men Without Women
A collection of short stories, including three or four regarded as among his best. The subjects are varied, with In Another Country about a member of the Ambulance Corps in Italy during WW1, The Killers a taut crime…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Men Without Women is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 10 for Giants Of The Frost.
- Men Without Women has the widest readership — 16663 ratings behind its score.
- Men Without Women reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 32 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Giants Of The Frost | Men Without Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (16663) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (9) | 3.5 (25) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (11) |
Reception
| Giants Of The Frost | Men Without Women | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9 | 16663 |
| Editions | 2 | 85 |
| Citations | 1 | 32 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 24846 |
| Reading it now | — | 1511 |
| Written reviews | — | 1453 |
| Wikipedia attention | 34 | 3200 |
| Pages | 544 | 159 |