Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell vs My Dark Vanessa: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Teacher-student relationship, Teacher-student relationships, Fiction
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
Published in 2004, it is an alternative history set in 19th-century England around the time of the Napoleonic Wars. Its premise is that magic once existed in England and has returned with two men: Gilbert Norrell and…
1 film adaptation
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My Dark Vanessa
"2000. Bright, ambitious, and yearning for adulthood, fifteen-year-old Vanessa Wye becomes entangled in an affair with Jacob Strane, her magnetic and guileful forty-two-year-old English teacher. 2017. Amid the rising…
The verdict
- Readers rate My Dark Vanessa highest: My Dark Vanessa 4.0 · Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell 3.8.
- My Dark Vanessa is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 18 for Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell.
- My Dark Vanessa has the widest readership — 2275 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell | My Dark Vanessa | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 4.2 (508) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (2275) |
Reception
| Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell | My Dark Vanessa | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10 | 2275 |
| Editions | 51 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 17615 | 1964 |
| Pages | 1024 | 384 |