Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4) vs Vanity Fair: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Female friendship, Social classes, Women, Classics, England, Friendship
Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4)
More
Meet Mapp and Luciatwo of the most unpleasant, disgraceful women you're ever likely to encounter, in E.F. Benson's carefully observed tale of 1930s village life and social ranking Emmeline Lucas (known as Lucia to her…
Vanity Fair
“WHILE the present century was in its teens, and on one sunshiny morning in June, there drove up to the great iron gate of Miss Pinkerton's academy for young ladies, on Chiswick Mall, a large family coach, with two fat horses in blazing harness, driven by a fat coachman in a three-cornered hat and wig, at the rate of four miles an hour.”
More
No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion…
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4) highest: Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4) 4.2 · Vanity Fair 3.8.
- Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4) is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 12 for Vanity Fair.
- Vanity Fair has the widest readership — 135029 ratings behind its score.
- Vanity Fair runs the darker storyline; Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4) stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4) | Vanity Fair | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (3219) | 3.8 (135029) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.6 (111) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (11) | 4.0 (22) |
Reception
| Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4) | Vanity Fair | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3219 | 135029 |
| Editions | 37 | 200 |
| Citations | — | 15 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 182818 |
| Reading it now | — | 7681 |
| Written reviews | — | 5313 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 14116 |
| Pages | 302 | 699 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4) or Vanity Fair?
Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4) has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4) 4.2/5, Vanity Fair 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4) or Vanity Fair?
Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4) is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4) (302 pages, ≈ 5 h 36 m); Vanity Fair (699 pages, ≈ 12 h 57 m).
Which is harder to read: Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4) or Vanity Fair?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4): Challenging; Vanity Fair: Demanding.
Have both books been made into films?
Mapp and Lucia (Make Way for Lucia, Part 4): no film adaptation on record; Vanity Fair: 5 film adaptations.