Sense and Sensibility vs Wuthering Heights: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Drama, Classic Literature, Romance, Fiction
Sense and Sensibility
When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and three daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) in straitened circumstances. They are…
1 film adaptation
vs
Wuthering Heights
“1801.-I have just returned from a visit to my landlord-the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with.”
Wuthering Heights is an 1847 novel by Emily Brontë, initially published under the pseudonym Ellis Bell. It concerns two families of the landed gentry living on the West Yorkshire moors, the Earnshaws and the Lintons,…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Wuthering Heights has the widest readership — 2281673 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Sense and Sensibility | Wuthering Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (1333866) | 3.9 (2281673) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (951) | — |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1563) | 4.0 (5966) |
Reception
| Sense and Sensibility | Wuthering Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1333866 | 2281673 |
| Editions | 2090 | 2887 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1037401 | 1742187 |
| Reading it now | 54424 | 184443 |
| Written reviews | 38407 | 125002 |
| Wikipedia attention | 44096 | 139844 |
| Pages | 331 | 356 |