Daughter of Darkness vs Silas Marner: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adopted children, Fathers and daughters, Fiction
Daughter of Darkness
Een meisje is geadopteerd door een rijke, geheimzinnige familie. Als ze ouder wordt, ontdekt ze wat haar taak is.
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Silas Marner
Eliot's touching novel of a miser and a little child combines the charm of a fairy tale with the humor and pathos of realistic fiction. The gentle linen weaver, Silas Marner, exiles himself to the town of Raveloe after…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Silas Marner highest: Silas Marner 3.7 · Daughter of Darkness 3.3.
- Silas Marner is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Daughter of Darkness.
- Silas Marner has the widest readership — 95876 ratings behind its score.
- Daughter of Darkness runs the darker storyline; Silas Marner stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Silas Marner
≈ 4h vs 7h for Daughter of Darkness
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Silas Marner
95876 ratings vs 2897 for Daughter of Darkness
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Silas Marner
3.7 vs 3.3 from readers
New to the genre?
Daughter of Darkness
Light vs Challenging for Silas Marner
In the mood for something dark?
Daughter of Darkness
a darker storyline than Silas Marner
Scores by source
| Daughter of Darkness | Silas Marner | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.3 (2897) | 3.7 (95876) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (7) | 3.6 (100) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 1.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (72) | 4.0 (590) |
Reception
| Daughter of Darkness | Silas Marner | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2897 | 95876 |
| Editions | 10 | 628 |
| Citations | — | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3754 | 56235 |
| Reading it now | 156 | 3567 |
| Written reviews | 332 | 6061 |
| Wikipedia attention | 55 | 10277 |
| Pages | 408 | 253 |