Rodney Stone vs Within the tides: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, Fiction
Rodney Stone
“On this, the first of January of the year 1851, the nineteenth century has reached its midway term, and many of us who shared its youth have already warnings which tell us that it has outworn us.”
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From the book:On this, the first of January of the year 1851, the nineteenth century has reached its midway term, and many of us who shared its youth have already warn-ings which tell us that it has outworn us. We put…
Within the tides
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In the private editorial office of the principal newspaper in a great colonial city two men were talking. They were both young. The stouter of the two, fair, and with more of an urban look about him, was the editor and…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Within the tides is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Rodney Stone.
- Rodney Stone has the widest readership — 275 ratings behind its score.
- Within the tides runs the darker storyline; Rodney Stone stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Rodney Stone | Within the tides | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (275) | 3.6 (194) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (2) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (6) | — |
Reception
| Rodney Stone | Within the tides | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 275 | 194 |
| Editions | 311 | 46 |
| Citations | — | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 364 | 243 |
| Reading it now | 37 | 27 |
| Written reviews | 38 | 24 |
| Wikipedia attention | 328 | — |
| Pages | 349 | 172 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Rodney Stone or Within the tides?
Rodney Stone has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Rodney Stone 3.7/5, Within the tides 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Rodney Stone or Within the tides?
Within the tides is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Within the tides (172 pages, ≈ 3 h 11 m); Rodney Stone (349 pages, ≈ 6 h 28 m).
Which is harder to read: Rodney Stone or Within the tides?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Rodney Stone: Demanding; Within the tides: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Rodney Stone: 1 film adaptation; Within the tides: no film adaptation on record.