Pride and Prejudice vs To Kill a Mockingbird: Which Should You Read?
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Pride and Prejudice
“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty…
1 film adaptation
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To Kill a Mockingbird
“When he was nearly thirteen, my brother Jem got his arm badly broken at the elbow.”
One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has been translated into more than 40 languages, sold more than 30 million copies worldwide, served as the basis for an enormously popular motion picture,…
1 film adaptationBanned book
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Pride and Prejudice has the widest readership — 4989220 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Pride and Prejudice | To Kill a Mockingbird | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (4989220) | 4.3 (139288) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (3205) | 4.2 (4763) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (9) | 3.5 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (30521) | 4.5 (5506) |
Reception
| Pride and Prejudice | To Kill a Mockingbird | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4989220 | 139288 |
| Editions | 4039 | 213 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2911553 | 2964331 |
| Reading it now | 259375 | — |
| Written reviews | 158595 | 139288 |
| Wikipedia attention | 99265 | 82737 |
| Pages | 320 | 309 |