Midnight's Children vs The Remains of the Day: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: History, Fiction
Midnight's Children
Midnight's Children is a 1981 novel by author Salman Rushdie. It portrays India's transition from British colonial rule to independence and the partition of India. It is considered an example of postcolonial,…
1 film adaptation
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The Remains of the Day
In the summer of 1956, Stevens, the ageing butler of Darlington Hall, embarks on a leisurely holiday that will take him deep into the countryside and into his past . . .A contemporary classic, The Remains of the Day is…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate The Remains of the Day highest: The Remains of the Day 4.3 · Midnight's Children 4.0.
- The Remains of the Day is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 11 for Midnight's Children.
- The Remains of the Day has the widest readership — 814 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Midnight's Children | The Remains of the Day | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.0 (234) | 4.2 (777) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (207) | 4.5 (814) |
Reception
| Midnight's Children | The Remains of the Day | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 234 | 814 |
| Editions | 86 | 87 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 12476 | 29835 |
| Pages | 641 | 257 |