Moll Flanders vs Rob Roy: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: History, Fiction
Moll Flanders
These are the true confessions of a remarkable and passionate young woman are thought to have been based on the adventures of a real prisoner in Newgate where Moll was born. ostensibly written as a warning to…
1 film adaptation
vs
Rob Roy
“You have requested me, my dear friend, to bestow some of that leisure with which Providence has blessed the decline of my life in registering the hazards and difficulties which attended its commencement.”
A historical novel first published in 1817, this was one of the first popular novels to attempt the use of regional dialect, in this case both Scottish highland and lowland dialects with a glossary of Scottish words.…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Moll Flanders has the widest readership — 49318 ratings behind its score.
- Moll Flanders runs the darker storyline; Rob Roy stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Moll Flanders | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (49318) | 3.7 (10469) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (44) | 3.4 (9) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (15) | — |
| LiveLib | 3.8 (604) | — |
Reception
| Moll Flanders | Rob Roy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 49318 | 10469 |
| Editions | 1114 | 380 |
| Citations | 39 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 37010 | 13376 |
| Reading it now | 1987 | 501 |
| Written reviews | 2489 | 530 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5851 | 2647 |
| Pages | 322 | — |