Don Quijote de la Mancha vs The Devil's Dictionary: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Dictionaries, Humor, Adventure, Fiction
Don Quijote de la Mancha
Don Quijote de la Mancha es una novela escrita por el español Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Publicada su primera parte con el título de El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha a comienzos de 1605, es la obra más…
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The Devil's Dictionary
The Devil's Dictionary was begun in a weekly paper in 1881, and was continued in a desultory way at long intervals until 1906. In that year a large part of it was published in covers with the title The Cynic's Word…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Devil's Dictionary is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 9 for Don Quijote de la Mancha.
- Don Quijote de la Mancha has the widest readership — 314208 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Don Quijote de la Mancha | The Devil's Dictionary | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (314208) | 4.0 (11185) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (45) | 4.2 (16) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (21) | 4.0 (30) |
| LiveLib | 3.9 (10592) | — |
Reception
| Don Quijote de la Mancha | The Devil's Dictionary | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 314208 | 11185 |
| Editions | 1594 | 312 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 8120 | 15575 |
| Pages | 506 | 145 |