Noa Noa vs Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne: Which Should You Read?
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Noa Noa
Paul Gauguin fled what he called "filthy Europe" in 1891 to what he hoped would be an unspoiled paradise, Tahiti. He painted 66 magnificent can vases during the first two years he spent there and kept notes from which…
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Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne
The American Notebooks follows chronological order, tracing Hawthorne's development over a period of eighteen years. The individual entries, however, are quite random in their makeup and contain adages, animal folklore,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Noa Noa is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 8 for Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- Noa Noa has the widest readership — 2 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Noa Noa | Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne | |
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| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | — |
Reception
| Noa Noa | Passages from the American note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 1 |
| Editions | 51 | 67 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 35745 | — |
| Pages | 109 | 460 |