Hard Times vs The mis-education of the Negro: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Conditions sociales, Education, Social conditions, Psychology
Hard Times
Dickens scathing portrait of Victorian industrial society and its misapplied utilitarian philosophy, Hard Times features schoolmaster Thomas Gradgrind, one of his most richly dimensional, memorable characters. Filled…
1 film adaptation
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The mis-education of the Negro
Raises questions that readers were trying to answer in 1933 and are still trying to answer today. Explores the impact of slavery on the Black psyche and raises questions about our educational system, such as what and…
The verdict
- Readers rate The mis-education of the Negro highest: The mis-education of the Negro 4.4 · Hard Times 3.5.
- The mis-education of the Negro is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Hard Times.
- The mis-education of the Negro has the widest readership — 177 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Hard Times | The mis-education of the Negro | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (91) | 4.5 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (7) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (9) | 4.5 (177) |
Reception
| Hard Times | The mis-education of the Negro | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 91 | 177 |
| Editions | 1028 | 101 |
| Citations | 27 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Written reviews | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 6284 | 1533 |
| Pages | 347 | 144 |