Kipps vs Of time and the river: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young men, Bildungsromans, Fiction
Kipps
Partly based on Wells’ own experiences as a young man this novel centres on an orphan who becomes apprenticed to a draper. Bored with his humdrum existence of living and working in a drapers, Kipps’ life changes…
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Of time and the river
This book continues the story of Eugene Gant, the protagonist in Look Homeward Angel. If you have read and liked Angel you should definitely follow through and read this(vol 1 and 2). Autobiographical in nature..
The verdict
- Readers rate Of time and the river highest: Of time and the river 4.2 · Kipps 3.4.
- Kipps is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 16 for Of time and the river.
- Kipps has the widest readership — 1366 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Kipps | Of time and the river | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (1366) | 4.2 (1351) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.8 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 3.5 (8) |
Reception
| Kipps | Of time and the river | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1366 | 1351 |
| Editions | 112 | 44 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1810 | 5637 |
| Reading it now | 122 | 575 |
| Written reviews | 135 | 122 |
| Wikipedia attention | 779 | 1084 |
| Pages | 224 | 912 |