The Awakening vs Works (Awakening / Beyond the Bayou / Desiree's Baby / Kiss / Locket / Ma'ame Pelagie / Pair of Silk Stockings / Reflection / Respectable Woman): Which Should You Read?
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The Awakening
“A GREEN AND yellow parrot, which hung in a cage outside the door, kept repeating over and over: “Allez vous-en! Allez vous-en! Sapristi! That's all right!”
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The Awakening is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Awakening has the widest readership — 233045 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Awakening | Works (Awakening / Beyond the Bayou / Desiree's Baby / Kiss / Locket / Ma'ame Pelagie / Pair of Silk Stockings / Reflection / Respectable Woman) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (233045) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (21) | — |
| Google Books | 3.5 (44) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (5) | — |
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Reception
| The Awakening | Works (Awakening / Beyond the Bayou / Desiree's Baby / Kiss / Locket / Ma'ame Pelagie / Pair of Silk Stockings / Reflection / Respectable Woman) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 233045 | 2 |
| Editions | 347 | 198 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 164170 | — |
| Reading it now | 6539 | — |
| Written reviews | 13971 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 12212 | — |
| Pages | 224 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Awakening or Works (Awakening / Beyond the Bayou / Desiree's Baby / Kiss / Locket / Ma'ame Pelagie / Pair of Silk Stockings / Reflection / Respectable Woman)?
The Awakening has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Awakening 3.7/5, Works (Awakening / Beyond the Bayou / Desiree's Baby / Kiss / Locket / Ma'ame Pelagie / Pair of Silk Stockings / Reflection / Respectable Woman) 3.6/5).
Which is harder to read: The Awakening or Works (Awakening / Beyond the Bayou / Desiree's Baby / Kiss / Locket / Ma'ame Pelagie / Pair of Silk Stockings / Reflection / Respectable Woman)?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Awakening: Demanding; Works (Awakening / Beyond the Bayou / Desiree's Baby / Kiss / Locket / Ma'ame Pelagie / Pair of Silk Stockings / Reflection / Respectable Woman): Moderate.