The Count of Monte Cristo vs The Price of Salt: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Classics
The Count of Monte Cristo
Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only…
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The Price of Salt
THE PRICE OF SALT is the famous lesbian love story by Patricia Highsmith, written under the pseudonym Claire Morgan. The author became notorious due to the story's latent lesbian content and happy ending, the latter…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Count of Monte Cristo highest: The Count of Monte Cristo 4.4 · The Price of Salt 4.0.
- The Count of Monte Cristo is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for The Price of Salt.
- The Price of Salt has the widest readership — 88740 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Count of Monte Cristo
≈ 4h vs 6h for The Price of Salt
Want the crowd-tested pick?
The Price of Salt
88740 ratings vs 1585 for The Count of Monte Cristo
Just want the better-reviewed one?
The Count of Monte Cristo
4.4 vs 4.0 from readers
New to the genre?
The Count of Monte Cristo
Challenging vs Demanding for The Price of Salt
Scores by source
| The Count of Monte Cristo | The Price of Salt | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (88740) |
| Hardcover | 4.4 (1585) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (8) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (153) | 4.5 (98) |
Reception
| The Count of Monte Cristo | The Price of Salt | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1585 | 88740 |
| Editions | 3 | 72 |
| Citations | 1 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 143171 |
| Pages | 242 | 352 |