Mr. Scarborough's Family vs Weir of Hermiston: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fathers and sons, Domestic fiction, British and irish fiction, Social life and customs, Fiction
Mr. Scarborough's Family
It will be necessary, for the purpose of my story, that I shall go back more than once from the point at which it begins, so that I may explain with the least amount of awkwardness the things as they occurred, which led…
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Weir of Hermiston
In Stevenson's tale of father - son confrontation, the father, Adam Weir, is modelled on Lord Braxfield, the eighteenth-century 'hanging judge'. Weir, a 'risen man' who has married a wealthy but weak woman, is both…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Weir of Hermiston is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 11 for Mr. Scarborough's Family.
- Mr. Scarborough's Family has the widest readership — 365 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Mr. Scarborough's Family | Weir of Hermiston | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (365) | 4.5 (2) |
| Hardcover | — | 2.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (15) | — |
Reception
| Mr. Scarborough's Family | Weir of Hermiston | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 365 | 2 |
| Editions | 60 | 36 |
| Citations | — | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 409 | 16 |
| Reading it now | 56 | — |
| Written reviews | 41 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 75 | 492 |
| Pages | 643 | 271 |