Running vs Voyage Out: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young women--fiction, Young women, Bildungsromans, Fiction
Running
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"Running brings together an ensemble of outsiders who get by as "runners"hustlers who sell tourists on low-end accommodations for a small commission and a place to stay. Bridey Sullivan, a young American woman who has…
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Voyage Out
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“The Voyage Out” by Virginia Woolf. This is a story about a young English woman, Rachel, on a sea voyage from London, to a South American coastal city of Santa Marina. As I read the story, the title of the story…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Voyage Out has the widest readership — 12614 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Running | Voyage Out | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (12614) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (2) | 2.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (24) |
Reception
| Running | Voyage Out | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 12614 |
| Editions | 5 | 465 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 8594 | 17 |
| Pages | 288 | — |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Running or Voyage Out?
Running has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Running 3.9/5, Voyage Out 3.8/5).
Which is harder to read: Running or Voyage Out?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Running: Moderate; Voyage Out: Challenging.