Home as found vs Wide Sargasso Sea: 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…
Wide Sargasso Sea
“THEY say when trouble comes close ranks, and so the white people did.”
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Jean Rhys's reputation was made upon publication of this passionate and heartbreaking novel, in which she brings into the light one of citsion's most mysterious characters: the madwoman in the attic from Charlotte…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Home as found highest: Home as found 3.8 · Wide Sargasso Sea 3.5.
- Wide Sargasso Sea is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for Home as found.
- Wide Sargasso Sea has the widest readership — 181 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Home as found | Wide Sargasso Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 3.4 (181) |
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Reception
| Home as found | Wide Sargasso Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 181 |
| Editions | 62 | 48 |
| Citations | 20 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 84 | 13385 |
| Pages | 432 | 189 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Home as found or Wide Sargasso Sea?
Home as found has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Home as found 3.8/5, Wide Sargasso Sea 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Home as found or Wide Sargasso Sea?
Wide Sargasso Sea is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Wide Sargasso Sea (189 pages, ≈ 3 h 30 m); Home as found (432 pages, ≈ 8 h 00 m).
Which is harder to read: Home as found or Wide Sargasso Sea?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Home as found: Challenging; Wide Sargasso Sea: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Home as found: no film adaptation on record; Wide Sargasso Sea: 2 film adaptations.