North and South vs Running: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young women--fiction, Bildungsromans, Fiction
North and South
By the mid-nineteenth century, the transition of textile production in England from a cottage craft to mechanized factories was complete. Still, the effects of the industrial revolution remain distant from the idyllic…
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Running
"Running brings together an ensemble of outsiders who get by as "runners"hustlers who sell tourists on low-end accommodations for a small commission and a place to stay. Bridey Sullivan, a young American woman who has…
The verdict
- Readers rate North and South highest: North and South 4.2 · Running 3.9.
- Running is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 9 for North and South.
- North and South has the widest readership — 188937 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| North and South | Running | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (188937) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (173) | 4.5 (2) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (989) | — |
Reception
| North and South | Running | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 188937 | 2 |
| Editions | 16 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 99 | — |
| Reading it now | 2 | — |
| Written reviews | 6 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 9366 | 8594 |
| Pages | 490 | 288 |