Heartbreak House vs The Europeans: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Upper class, Facsimiles, Manuscripts
Heartbreak House
“HEARTBREAK HOUSE is not merely the name of the play which follows this preface.”
Published in 1919, Heartbreak House is an examination of the failings of the European leisure classes before World War I—failings that author George Bernard Shaw blamed for the war, and that he predicted would quickly…
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The Europeans
The Europeans concerns an expatriate American, Eugenia, and her artist brother, Felix Young. Eugenia is the morganatic wife of a German prince, but she is to be repudiated in favor of a state marriage; thus she leaves…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Europeans has the widest readership — 5606 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Heartbreak House | The Europeans | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (2904) | 3.6 (5606) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (6) | 3.4 (5) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (33) |
Reception
| Heartbreak House | The Europeans | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2904 | 5606 |
| Editions | 100 | 142 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2641 | 4264 |
| Reading it now | — | 277 |
| Written reviews | 165 | 568 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1373 | 811 |
| Pages | 160 | 196 |