Retrato en sepia vs The Newcomes: Which Should You Read?
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Retrato en sepia
Una obra de extraordinaria dimension humana que eleva la narrativa de la autora a cotas de perfeccion literariaNarrada en la voz de una joven mujer, esta es una magnifica novela historica, situada a finales del siglo…
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The Newcomes
“A CROW, who had flown away with a cheese from a diary window, sate perched on a tree looking down at a great big frog in a pool underneath him.”
The Newcomes is Thackeray's most essentially 'Victorian' novel, generous in its proportions, sharp in its criticism of the moral convolutions of the age, and encyclopaedic in its reference. Set in the 1830s and 1840s, a…
The verdict
- Readers rate Retrato en sepia highest: Retrato en sepia 4.0 · The Newcomes 3.7.
- Retrato en sepia is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 14 for The Newcomes.
- Retrato en sepia has the widest readership — 45888 ratings behind its score.
- The Newcomes reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 22 times.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Retrato en sepia
≈ 6h vs 14h for The Newcomes
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Retrato en sepia
4.0 vs 3.7 from readers
New to the genre?
Retrato en sepia
Moderate vs Demanding for The Newcomes
Want the literary heavyweight?
The Newcomes
cited 22 times vs 3 for Retrato en sepia
Scores by source
| Retrato en sepia | The Newcomes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (45888) | 3.7 (275) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (9) | — |
Reception
| Retrato en sepia | The Newcomes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 45888 | 275 |
| Editions | 71 | 76 |
| Citations | 3 | 22 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 31973 | 1026 |
| Reading it now | 1838 | — |
| Written reviews | 2661 | 29 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 382 |
| Pages | 368 | 801 |