Brideshead Revisited vs The Devil's Advocate: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Catholics, Fiction
Brideshead Revisited
The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. It tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the…
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The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocate, Morris West's best-selling novel, is a deft exploration of the meaning of faith. In an impoverished village in southern Italy, the life and death of Giacomo Nerone has inspired talk of sainthood.…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Brideshead Revisited has the widest readership — 9496 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Brideshead Revisited | The Devil's Advocate | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (9496) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (152) | 3.6 (5) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (173) | 4.0 (8) |
Reception
| Brideshead Revisited | The Devil's Advocate | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9496 | 8 |
| Editions | 88 | 46 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 179465 | — |
| Written reviews | 9496 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5528 | 678 |
| Pages | 327 | 309 |