The egoist vs The moon and sixpence: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Psychological fiction, British and irish fiction, England, Classic Literature, Fiction
The egoist
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Presents the text of George Meredith's classic satirical novel along with critical essays by Robert Mayo, Virginia Woolf, and others, textual notes, and background essays by the author.
The moon and sixpence
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The Moon and Sixpence is a fictional novel heavily influenced by the life of French painter Paul Gauguin. The novel is told first-person, dipping episodically into the mind of the artist. Charles Strickland is an…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The moon and sixpence highest: The moon and sixpence 4.1 · The egoist 3.7.
- The moon and sixpence is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 9 for The egoist.
- The moon and sixpence has the widest readership — 28114 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The egoist | The moon and sixpence | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (28114) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.5 (46) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (8) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (12) | 4.5 (128) |
Reception
| The egoist | The moon and sixpence | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 12 | 28114 |
| Editions | 87 | 397 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 27410 |
| Reading it now | — | 3184 |
| Written reviews | — | 2254 |
| Wikipedia attention | 632 | 4666 |
| Pages | 523 | 273 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The egoist or The moon and sixpence?
The moon and sixpence has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The moon and sixpence 4.1/5, The egoist 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: The egoist or The moon and sixpence?
The moon and sixpence is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The moon and sixpence (273 pages, ≈ 5 h 03 m); The egoist (523 pages, ≈ 9 h 41 m).
Which is harder to read: The egoist or The moon and sixpence?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The egoist: Demanding; The moon and sixpence: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
The egoist: no film adaptation on record; The moon and sixpence: 1 film adaptation.