Brideshead Revisited vs Maurice: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Brideshead Revisited
The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. It tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the…
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Maurice
Maurice is a novel by E. M. Forster. A tale of homosexual love in early 20th-century England, it follows Maurice Hall from his schooldays through university and beyond. It was written in 1913–1914, and revised in 1932…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Brideshead Revisited has the widest readership — 9496 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Brideshead Revisited | Maurice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (9496) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (152) | 4.0 (130) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (173) | 4.5 (22) |
Reception
| Brideshead Revisited | Maurice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9496 | 130 |
| Editions | 88 | 59 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 179465 | — |
| Written reviews | 9496 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5528 | 9960 |
| Pages | 327 | 288 |