Italian journeys vs The Web and the Rock: Which Should You Read?
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Italian journeys
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"In the later part of his long and productive life - he wrote well over a dozen novels, thirty-one dramas, a few volumes of verse, several autobiographical works, eleven books of travel - W. D. Howells was considered…
The Web and the Rock
“UP TO THE TIME GEORGE WEBBER'S FATHER DIED, THERE WERE SOME UNforgiving souls in the town of Libya Hill who spoke of him as a man who not only had deserted his wife and child, but had consummated his iniquity by going off to live with another woman.”
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George Webber, a man raised and schooled in the south, moves to New York City where he aspires to become a successful writer, but his ambition is sidetracked when he becomes tragically obsessed with the beautiful,…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Web and the Rock highest: The Web and the Rock 4.0 · Italian journeys 3.6.
- Italian journeys is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 12 for The Web and the Rock.
- The Web and the Rock has the widest readership — 687 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Italian journeys | The Web and the Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (19) | 4.0 (687) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (2) |
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Reception
| Italian journeys | The Web and the Rock | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 19 | 687 |
| Editions | 71 | 39 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 58 | — |
| Reading it now | 14 | — |
| Written reviews | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 500 |
| Pages | 264 | 695 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Italian journeys or The Web and the Rock?
The Web and the Rock has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Web and the Rock 4.0/5, Italian journeys 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Italian journeys or The Web and the Rock?
Italian journeys is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Italian journeys (264 pages, ≈ 4 h 53 m); The Web and the Rock (695 pages, ≈ 12 h 52 m).
Which is harder to read: Italian journeys or The Web and the Rock?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Italian journeys: Challenging; The Web and the Rock: Demanding.