Hedda Gabler vs Peer Gynt: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Norwegian drama, Continental european drama, English drama, Drama
Hedda Gabler
“A spacious, handsome, and tastefully furnished drawing room, decorated in dark colours.”
A masterpiece of modern theater, Hedda Gabler is a dark psychological drama whose powerful and reckless heroine has tested the mettle of leading actresses of every generation since its first production in Norway in…
1 film adaptation
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Peer Gynt
Peer Gynt is a charming but lazy and arrogant peasant youth who leaves home to seek his fortune. Confident of success, he has one disastrous adventure after another. In one, he attends the wedding of a wealthy young…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Hedda Gabler is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Peer Gynt.
- Hedda Gabler has the widest readership — 40370 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Hedda Gabler | Peer Gynt | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (40370) | 3.7 (9744) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.3 (23) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (8) | — |
Reception
| Hedda Gabler | Peer Gynt | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 40370 | 9744 |
| Editions | 371 | 111 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 14126 | 8712 |
| Reading it now | 399 | 315 |
| Written reviews | 1612 | 583 |
| Wikipedia attention | 9675 | 13736 |
| Pages | 102 | 254 |