Home as found vs The Last Days of Pompeii: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Historical Fiction, Fiction
Home as found
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"No society, dear!--Why you were at the Henderson's, and the Morgan's, and the Drewett's; three of the greatest _réunions_ that we have had in two winters!"' "I did not know that you meant those unpleasant crowds, by…
The Last Days of Pompeii
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Un classique de la littérature qui redonne vie à la civilisation pompéienne disparue dans l'éruption du Vésuve. Pompéi, 24 août 79 après Jésus-Christ. Cette petite ville romaine du sud de l'Italie vit, sans le savoir,…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Home as found highest: Home as found 3.8 · The Last Days of Pompeii 3.6.
- The Last Days of Pompeii has the widest readership — 2630 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Home as found | The Last Days of Pompeii | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (2630) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.8 (4) |
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Reception
| Home as found | The Last Days of Pompeii | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 2630 |
| Editions | 62 | 275 |
| Citations | 20 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 4456 |
| Written reviews | — | 262 |
| Wikipedia attention | 84 | 1713 |
| Pages | 432 | 425 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Home as found or The Last Days of Pompeii?
Home as found has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Home as found 3.8/5, The Last Days of Pompeii 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Home as found or The Last Days of Pompeii?
The Last Days of Pompeii is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Last Days of Pompeii (425 pages, ≈ 7 h 52 m); Home as found (432 pages, ≈ 8 h 00 m).
Which is harder to read: Home as found or The Last Days of Pompeii?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Home as found: Challenging; The Last Days of Pompeii: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Home as found: no film adaptation on record; The Last Days of Pompeii: 3 film adaptations.