No name vs Of Human Bondage: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Orphans, British and irish fiction, England, Classic Literature, Fiction
No name
“THE hands on the hall clock pointed to half past six in the morning.”
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No Name is a 19th-century novel by the master of sensation fiction, Wilkie Collins. A country gentleman is killed in an accident and his wife dies shortly after him. The blow is double for their daughters, who discover…
Of Human Bondage
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Of Human Bondage is a moving exploration of loneliness, obsessive love, and a young man's search for meaning and direction in life. Written in the third person, it tells the story of Philip Carey, a self-conscious…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Of Human Bondage highest: Of Human Bondage 4.2 · No name 4.0.
- No name is the quickest read — about 10 hours vs 12 for Of Human Bondage.
- Of Human Bondage has the widest readership — 4828 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| No name | Of Human Bondage | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (4828) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (8) | 4.1 (64) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (19) | 4.5 (361) |
Reception
| No name | Of Human Bondage | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 19 | 4828 |
| Editions | 236 | 407 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 102865 |
| Reading it now | — | 12 |
| Written reviews | — | 4828 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1252 | 10929 |
| Pages | 561 | 688 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: No name or Of Human Bondage?
Of Human Bondage has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Of Human Bondage 4.2/5, No name 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: No name or Of Human Bondage?
No name is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: No name (561 pages, ≈ 10 h 23 m); Of Human Bondage (688 pages, ≈ 12 h 44 m).
Which is harder to read: No name or Of Human Bondage?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — No name: Demanding; Of Human Bondage: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
No name: no film adaptation on record; Of Human Bondage: 2 film adaptations.