Poems (Lover's Complaint / Passionate Pilgrim / Phoenix and the Turtle / Rape of Lucrece / Sonnets / Venus and Adonis) vs The Canterbury Tales: Which Should You Read?
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A collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer at the end of the 14th century. The tales (mostly in verse, although some are in prose) are told as part of a story-telling contest by a group of…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Poems (Lover's Complaint / Passionate Pilgrim / Phoenix and the Turtle / Rape of Lucrece / Sonnets / Venus and Adonis) highest: Poems (Lover's Complaint / Passionate Pilgrim / Phoenix and the Turtle / Rape of Lucrece / Sonnets / Venus and Adonis) 3.8 · The Canterbury Tales 3.5.
- Poems (Lover's Complaint / Passionate Pilgrim / Phoenix and the Turtle / Rape of Lucrece / Sonnets / Venus and Adonis) is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for The Canterbury Tales.
- The Canterbury Tales has the widest readership — 241442 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Poems (Lover's Complaint / Passionate Pilgrim / Phoenix and the Turtle / Rape of Lucrece / Sonnets / Venus and Adonis) | The Canterbury Tales | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.5 (241442) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.3 (249) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 3.5 (81) |
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Reception
| Poems (Lover's Complaint / Passionate Pilgrim / Phoenix and the Turtle / Rape of Lucrece / Sonnets / Venus and Adonis) | The Canterbury Tales | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 241442 |
| Editions | 134 | 722 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1397 |
| Reading it now | — | 139 |
| Written reviews | — | 120 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 42578 |
| Pages | 201 | 388 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Poems (Lover's Complaint / Passionate Pilgrim / Phoenix and the Turtle / Rape of Lucrece / Sonnets / Venus and Adonis) or The Canterbury Tales?
Poems (Lover's Complaint / Passionate Pilgrim / Phoenix and the Turtle / Rape of Lucrece / Sonnets / Venus and Adonis) has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Poems (Lover's Complaint / Passionate Pilgrim / Phoenix and the Turtle / Rape of Lucrece / Sonnets / Venus and Adonis) 3.8/5, The Canterbury Tales 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Poems (Lover's Complaint / Passionate Pilgrim / Phoenix and the Turtle / Rape of Lucrece / Sonnets / Venus and Adonis) or The Canterbury Tales?
Poems (Lover's Complaint / Passionate Pilgrim / Phoenix and the Turtle / Rape of Lucrece / Sonnets / Venus and Adonis) is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Poems (Lover's Complaint / Passionate Pilgrim / Phoenix and the Turtle / Rape of Lucrece / Sonnets / Venus and Adonis) (201 pages, ≈ 3 h 43 m); The Canterbury Tales (388 pages, ≈ 7 h 11 m).
Which is harder to read: Poems (Lover's Complaint / Passionate Pilgrim / Phoenix and the Turtle / Rape of Lucrece / Sonnets / Venus and Adonis) or The Canterbury Tales?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Poems (Lover's Complaint / Passionate Pilgrim / Phoenix and the Turtle / Rape of Lucrece / Sonnets / Venus and Adonis): Demanding; The Canterbury Tales: Demanding.
Have both books been made into films?
Poems (Lover's Complaint / Passionate Pilgrim / Phoenix and the Turtle / Rape of Lucrece / Sonnets / Venus and Adonis): no film adaptation on record; The Canterbury Tales: 5 film adaptations.