Miracle in Seville vs The Sun Also Rises: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Spain, Americans, Fiction
Miracle in Seville
In Spain, a rancher prays to the Virgin Mary to have his bull cover him in glory. Meanwhile, the sister of the matador who will fight the bull prays to the devil to turn the bull into a weakling. A tale of bulls and…
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The Sun Also Rises
Hemingway's profile of the Lost Generation captures life among the expatriates on Paris' Left Bank during the 1920s, the brutality of bullfighting in Spain, and the moral and spiritual dissolution of a generation.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Miracle in Seville is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The Sun Also Rises.
- The Sun Also Rises has the widest readership — 690 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Miracle in Seville | The Sun Also Rises | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (559) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.6 (690) |
| Google Books | — | 3.5 (13) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (10) | 5.0 (13) |
Reception
| Miracle in Seville | The Sun Also Rises | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 559 | 690 |
| Editions | 9 | 215 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 97 | 32640 |
| Pages | 107 | 259 |