Gulliver's Travels vs Robinson Crusoe: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Classics, Historical Fiction, Adventure, Fiction
Gulliver's Travels
A parody of traveler’s tales and a satire of human nature, “Gulliver’s Travels” is Jonathan Swift’s most famous work which was first published in 1726. An immensely popular tale ever since its original publication,…
1 film adaptation
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Robinson Crusoe
During one of his several adventurous voyages in the 1600's, an Englishman becomes the sole survivor of a shipwreck and lives for nearly thirty years on a deserted island.
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Robinson Crusoe has the widest readership — 338236 ratings behind its score.
- Robinson Crusoe reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 107 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Gulliver's Travels | Robinson Crusoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (304426) | 3.7 (338236) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (447) | 3.5 (542) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | 3.0 (5) | 4.0 (1507) |
| LiveLib | — | 4.3 (22288) |
Reception
| Gulliver's Travels | Robinson Crusoe | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 304426 | 338236 |
| Editions | 1810 | 2420 |
| Citations | 39 | 107 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 180 | 174739 |
| Reading it now | 14 | 13560 |
| Written reviews | 29 | 12144 |
| Wikipedia attention | 32850 | 34791 |
| Pages | 101 | 123 |