Shooting an Elephant and other essays vs The Collected Essays of Graham Greene: Which Should You Read?
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Shooting an Elephant and other essays
'Shooting an Elephant' is Orwell's searing and painfully honest account of his experience as a police officer in imperial Burma; killing an escaped elephant in front of a crowd 'solely to avoid looking a fool'. The…
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The Collected Essays of Graham Greene
A master of twentieth century fiction, Graham Greene looks back on his life. This volume also includes several key interviews from throughout his long, fruitful career.Graham Greene led one of the most extraordinary…
The verdict
- Readers rate Shooting an Elephant and other essays highest: Shooting an Elephant and other essays 4.0 · The Collected Essays of Graham Greene 3.8.
- Shooting an Elephant and other essays is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for The Collected Essays of Graham Greene.
- Shooting an Elephant and other essays has the widest readership — 12697 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Shooting an Elephant and other essays | The Collected Essays of Graham Greene | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (12697) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (19) | — |
Reception
| Shooting an Elephant and other essays | The Collected Essays of Graham Greene | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 12697 | 3 |
| Editions | 10 | 14 |
| Want to read | 16529 | — |
| Reading it now | 358 | — |
| Written reviews | 843 | — |
| Pages | 206 | 352 |