Giovanni's Room vs Summer of the Red Wolf: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Men, Psychology, Fiction
Giovanni's Room
“I stand at the window of this great house in the south of France as night falls, the night which is leading me to the most terrible morning of my life.”
Considered an 'audacious' second novel, GIOVANNI'S ROOM is set in the 1950s Paris of American expatriates, liaisons, and violence. This now-classic story of a fated love triangle explores, with uncompromising clarity,…
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Summer of the Red Wolf
Summer of the Red Wolf is the story of a man struggling with the complexities and torments of everyday life who travels to Scotland to fight his inner demons and discovers love, honour and himself along the way. The…
The verdict
- Readers rate Giovanni's Room highest: Giovanni's Room 4.3 · Summer of the Red Wolf 3.8.
- Giovanni's Room has the widest readership — 294566 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Giovanni's Room | Summer of the Red Wolf | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (294566) | 3.8 (443) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (509) | — |
Reception
| Giovanni's Room | Summer of the Red Wolf | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 294566 | 443 |
| Editions | 65 | 32 |
| Citations | 80 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 533499 | 340 |
| Reading it now | 17324 | 29 |
| Written reviews | 43542 | 48 |
| Wikipedia attention | 35465 | 80 |
| Pages | 185 | 222 |