Little Women vs Pride and Prejudice: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Family life, Families, Drama, Historical Fiction, Romance, History
Little Women
Louisa May Alcotts classic novel, set during the Civil War, has always captivated even the most reluctant readers. Little girls, especially, love following the adventures of the four March sisters--Meg, Beth, Amy, and…
1 film adaptation
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Pride and Prejudice
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Pride and Prejudice has the widest readership — 4989220 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Little Women | Pride and Prejudice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (69325) | 4.3 (4989220) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (1526) | 4.2 (3205) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (9) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (6513) | 4.5 (30521) |
| LiveLib | 4.0 (2) | — |
Reception
| Little Women | Pride and Prejudice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 69325 | 4989220 |
| Editions | 1888 | 4039 |
| Citations | 14 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1656806 | 2911553 |
| Reading it now | — | 259375 |
| Written reviews | 69325 | 158595 |
| Wikipedia attention | 50579 | 99265 |
| Pages | 288 | 320 |