Notes on nursing vs Secret for a Nightingale: Which Should You Read?
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Notes on nursing
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From the best-known work of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the originator and founder of modern nursing, comes a collection of notes that played an important part in the much-needed revolution in the field of…
Secret for a Nightingale
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As a young girl in India, beautiful, high-spirited Susanna Pleydell had first became aware of her special gifts to soothe the sick. But she had sacrificed that calling when she married the dashing and sophisticated…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Notes on nursing is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Secret for a Nightingale.
- Notes on nursing has the widest readership — 1725 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Notes on nursing | Secret for a Nightingale | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (1725) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 4.5 (2) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (26) | — |
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Reception
| Notes on nursing | Secret for a Nightingale | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1725 | 2 |
| Editions | 54 | 25 |
| Citations | 380 | — |
| Want to read | 3624 | — |
| Reading it now | 591 | — |
| Written reviews | 161 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 413 | — |
| Pages | 128 | 422 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Notes on nursing or Secret for a Nightingale?
Secret for a Nightingale has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Secret for a Nightingale 3.9/5, Notes on nursing 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Notes on nursing or Secret for a Nightingale?
Notes on nursing is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Notes on nursing (128 pages, ≈ 2 h 22 m); Secret for a Nightingale (422 pages, ≈ 7 h 49 m).
Which is harder to read: Notes on nursing or Secret for a Nightingale?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Notes on nursing: Demanding; Secret for a Nightingale: Moderate.