Gone With the Wind vs Memoirs of a Geisha: Which Should You Read?
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Gone With the Wind
“SCARLETT O'HARA was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm as the Tarleton twins were.”
Margaret Mitchell's monumental epic of the South won a Pulitzer Prize, gave rise to the most popular motion picture of our time, and inspired a sequel that became the fastest selling novel of the century. It is one of…
1 film adaptation
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Memoirs of a Geisha
A literary sensation and runaway bestseller, this brilliant debut novel tells with seamless authenticity and exquisite lyricism the true confessions of one of Japan's most celebrated geisha.Speaking to us with the…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Memoirs of a Geisha is the quickest read — about 10 hours vs 15 for Gone With the Wind.
- Memoirs of a Geisha has the widest readership — 2141764 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Gone With the Wind | Memoirs of a Geisha | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (1269875) | 4.2 (2141764) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (40) | 4.0 (1099) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (9) | 4.0 (69) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (28) | 4.5 (1275) |
Reception
| Gone With the Wind | Memoirs of a Geisha | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1269875 | 2141764 |
| Editions | 362 | 103 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 952729 | 973123 |
| Reading it now | — | 15378 |
| Written reviews | 28126 | 40864 |
| Wikipedia attention | 25618 | 7264 |
| Pages | 824 | 551 |