Candida vs Salomé: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish drama, English drama, Drama
Candida
The Reverend James Mavor Morell, a respectable socialist clergyman, spends his days giving lectures and sermons while his wife, Candida, sees to his comfortable London home. That home is disrupted by the arrival of the…
vs
Salomé
Salome is a tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Three years later an English translation was published. The play tells in one act the Biblical story of Salome, stepdaughter of…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Salomé has the widest readership — 21802 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Candida | Salomé | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (3318) | 3.7 (21802) |
| Hardcover | 2.7 (3) | 3.5 (46) |
Reception
| Candida | Salomé | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3318 | 21802 |
| Editions | 152 | 174 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2710 | 16932 |
| Reading it now | 75 | 308 |
| Written reviews | 173 | 1727 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1843 | 629 |
| Pages | 42 | 65 |