Proserpine & Midas vs The Waves: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Manuscripts, Facsimiles, Manuscripts
Proserpine & Midas
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Mary Shelley was an English writer best known for the classic gothic novel Frankenstein which has been adapted into film many times.  This edition of Proserpine & Midas includes a table of contents. 
The Waves
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Tracing the lives of a group of friends, this novel follows their development from childhood to middle age. Social events, individual achievements and disappointments form the outer structure of the book, but the focus…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Waves highest: The Waves 4.1 · Proserpine & Midas 3.7.
- Proserpine & Midas is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for The Waves.
- The Waves has the widest readership — 103 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Proserpine & Midas | The Waves | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 4.1 (103) |
| Google Books | — | 3.5 (7) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (11) |
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Reception
| Proserpine & Midas | The Waves | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7 | 103 |
| Editions | 172 | 255 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 5135 |
| Pages | 54 | 210 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Proserpine & Midas or The Waves?
The Waves has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Waves 4.1/5, Proserpine & Midas 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Proserpine & Midas or The Waves?
Proserpine & Midas is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Proserpine & Midas (54 pages, ≈ 1 h 00 m); The Waves (210 pages, ≈ 3 h 53 m).
Which is harder to read: Proserpine & Midas or The Waves?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Proserpine & Midas: Challenging; The Waves: Challenging.