La tulipe noire vs White Nights: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Continental european fiction, Histoire, History, Fiction
La tulipe noire
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On the 20th of August, 1672, the city of the Hague, always so lively, so neat, and so trim that one might believe every day to be Sunday, with its shady park, with its tall trees, spreading over its Gothic houses, with…
White Nights
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White Nights by Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a poignant short story about love, loneliness, and fleeting human connections. Set in St. Petersburg during the ethereal "white nights" of summer, it follows a dreamy, solitary…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- La tulipe noire has the widest readership — 24801 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| La tulipe noire | White Nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (24801) | 4.0 (54) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.9 (866) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (5) | 4.5 (364) |
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Reception
| La tulipe noire | White Nights | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 24801 | 866 |
| Editions | 399 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 29970 | 75 |
| Reading it now | — | 80 |
| Written reviews | 2136 | 4 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 556 |
| Pages | 276 | 239 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: La tulipe noire or White Nights?
White Nights has the higher combined reader rating across sources (White Nights 4.1/5, La tulipe noire 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: La tulipe noire or White Nights?
White Nights is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: White Nights (239 pages, ≈ 4 h 26 m); La tulipe noire (276 pages, ≈ 5 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: La tulipe noire or White Nights?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — La tulipe noire: Challenging; White Nights: Moderate.