Men Without Women vs No name: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Men Without Women
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A collection of short stories, including three or four regarded as among his best. The subjects are varied, with In Another Country about a member of the Ambulance Corps in Italy during WW1, The Killers a taut crime…
No name
“THE hands on the hall clock pointed to half past six in the morning.”
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No Name is a 19th-century novel by the master of sensation fiction, Wilkie Collins. A country gentleman is killed in an accident and his wife dies shortly after him. The blow is double for their daughters, who discover…
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The verdict
- Readers rate No name highest: No name 4.0 · Men Without Women 3.6.
- Men Without Women is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 10 for No name.
- Men Without Women has the widest readership — 16663 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Men Without Women | No name | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (16663) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (25) | 3.6 (8) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (11) | 4.5 (19) |
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Reception
| Men Without Women | No name | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 16663 | 19 |
| Editions | 85 | 236 |
| Citations | 32 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 24846 | — |
| Reading it now | 1511 | — |
| Written reviews | 1453 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3200 | 1252 |
| Pages | 159 | 561 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Men Without Women or No name?
No name has the higher combined reader rating across sources (No name 4.0/5, Men Without Women 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Men Without Women or No name?
Men Without Women is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Men Without Women (159 pages, ≈ 2 h 57 m); No name (561 pages, ≈ 10 h 23 m).
Which is harder to read: Men Without Women or No name?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Men Without Women: Challenging; No name: Demanding.