Metamorfosi vs Venus and Adonis: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Latin Fables, Metamorphosis, Classical Mythology, Mythology, Poetry, Biography & Memoir
Metamorfosi
Ovid’s sensuous and witty poem. In Metamophoses, Ovid brings together a dazzling array of mythological tales, ingeniously linked by the idea of transformation—often as a result of love or lust—where men and women find…
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Venus and Adonis
Adonis is a youth of unsurpassed beauty. A hunter. The goddess Venus, sees him and falls madly in love with him. Venus's love becomes boundless and without limit and Adonis rejects her even though she is a beautiful…
The verdict
- Readers rate Metamorfosi highest: Metamorfosi 4.1 · Venus and Adonis 3.7.
- Venus and Adonis is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for Metamorfosi.
- Metamorfosi has the widest readership — 80700 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Metamorfosi | Venus and Adonis | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (80700) | 3.7 (3920) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (15) |
Reception
| Metamorfosi | Venus and Adonis | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 80700 | 3920 |
| Editions | 747 | 98 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 151870 | 4381 |
| Reading it now | 7295 | — |
| Written reviews | 3503 | 443 |
| Wikipedia attention | 300 | 920 |
| Pages | 479 | 43 |