Orlando vs St. George and St. Michael: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Historical Fiction, History, Fiction
Orlando
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In her most exuberant, most fanciful novel, Woolf has created a character liberated from the restraints of time and sex. Born in the Elizabethan Age to wealth and position, Orlando is a young nobleman at the beginning…
St. George and St. Michael
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It was the middle of autumn, and had rained all day. Through the lozenge-panes of the wide oriel window the world appeared in the slowly gathering dusk not a little dismal. The drops that clung trickling to the dim…
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The verdict
- Readers rate St. George and St. Michael highest: St. George and St. Michael 4.1 · Orlando 3.9.
- Orlando is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for St. George and St. Michael.
- Orlando has the widest readership — 122182 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Orlando | St. George and St. Michael | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (122182) | 4.2 (72) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (25) | 4.0 (10) |
Reception
| Orlando | St. George and St. Michael | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 122182 | 72 |
| Editions | 452 | 69 |
| Citations | 22 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 217706 | 139 |
| Reading it now | 10968 | 26 |
| Written reviews | 12896 | 13 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1731 | 3 |
| Pages | 194 | 450 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Orlando or St. George and St. Michael?
St. George and St. Michael has the higher combined reader rating across sources (St. George and St. Michael 4.1/5, Orlando 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Orlando or St. George and St. Michael?
Orlando is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Orlando (194 pages, ≈ 3 h 36 m); St. George and St. Michael (450 pages, ≈ 8 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: Orlando or St. George and St. Michael?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Orlando: Demanding; St. George and St. Michael: Challenging.