Howards End vs The Go-Between: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Country homes, Social classes, Romance & Relationships, Romance, Fiction
Howards End
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Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster about social conventions, codes of conduct and relationships in turn-of-the-century England. A strong-willed and intelligent woman refuses to allow the pretensions of her…
The Go-Between
“THE 8TH of July was a Sunday, and on the following Monday I left West Hatch, the village where we lived near Salisbury, for Brandham Hall.”
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Narrated as a memoir, this excellent novel tells the story of one summer at the turn of the century when the narrator was a young boy. The boy spends the summer in question as a guest at a country estate where he…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Howards End has the widest readership — 96555 ratings behind its score.
- The Go-Between runs the darker storyline; Howards End stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Howards End | The Go-Between | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (96555) | 4.0 (16000) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Google Books | — | 3.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (6) | 4.5 (38) |
Reception
| Howards End | The Go-Between | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 96555 | 16000 |
| Editions | 498 | 35 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 86001 | 43741 |
| Reading it now | 3820 | 928 |
| Written reviews | 5191 | 1729 |
| Wikipedia attention | 14782 | 5178 |
| Pages | 318 | 296 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Howards End or The Go-Between?
The Go-Between has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Go-Between 4.0/5, Howards End 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Howards End or The Go-Between?
The Go-Between is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Go-Between (296 pages, ≈ 5 h 29 m); Howards End (318 pages, ≈ 5 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: Howards End or The Go-Between?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Howards End: Moderate; The Go-Between: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Howards End: 2 film adaptations; The Go-Between: 1 film adaptation.