China Road vs On a Chinese screen: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: China, Manners and customs, Description and travel, Travel, Social life and customs
China Road
Route 312 is the Chinese Route 66. It flows three thousand miles from east to west, passing through the factory towns of the coastal areas, through the rural heart of China, then up into the Gobi Desert, where it merges…
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On a Chinese screen
On a Chinese Screen was first published in 1922 by Heinemann Publishers, London. Its 58 short vignettes are based on Maugham’s travels along the Yangtze River from 1919 to 1920. Although later editions of the book added…
The verdict
- Readers rate China Road highest: China Road 4.1 · On a Chinese screen 3.8.
- China Road has the widest readership — 16 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| China Road | On a Chinese screen | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (6) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (8) | — |
| Google Books | 4.5 (5) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (16) | — |
Reception
| China Road | On a Chinese screen | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 16 | 6 |
| Editions | 15 | 41 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 12 |
| Wikipedia attention | 58 | — |
| Pages | 342 | 242 |