La nausée vs Round the Bend: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Philosophical literature, Philosophy, Fiction
La nausée
A fascinating existentialist novel, written in the form of a journal, about a historian who moves to a small port in northern France to research a biography he is intending to write. Whilst there his senses become…
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Round the Bend
Tom Cutter runs an air charter service from Arabia to the Far East after the war. His best friend is the Russian-American Connie Shanklin. Connie works for Tom and inspires faith and hope in men of all denominations.
The verdict
- Readers rate Round the Bend highest: Round the Bend 4.1 · La nausée 3.9.
- La nausée is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Round the Bend.
- La nausée has the widest readership — 146091 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| La nausée | Round the Bend | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (146091) | 4.1 (1903) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (20) |
Reception
| La nausée | Round the Bend | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 146091 | 1903 |
| Editions | 98 | 48 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1083 |
| Reading it now | — | 119 |
| Written reviews | — | 189 |
| Wikipedia attention | 7441 | 258 |
| Pages | 238 | 384 |