The Eustace diamonds vs The Napoleon of Notting Hill: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Politics and government, London, British and irish fiction, Fiction
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The Napoleon of Notting Hill
A witty and surreal novel of the future. In a rather dull stuck-in-a-rut future, a prankster chosen randomly to be King of England revives the old ways and inadvertently arouses romantic patriotism and civil war…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Napoleon of Notting Hill is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 14 for The Eustace diamonds.
- The Eustace diamonds has the widest readership — 5281 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Eustace diamonds | The Napoleon of Notting Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (5281) | 3.8 (4211) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (8) | 3.3 (12) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (55) | 4.5 (19) |
Reception
| The Eustace diamonds | The Napoleon of Notting Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5281 | 4211 |
| Editions | 102 | 454 |
| Citations | 30 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4940 | 8684 |
| Pages | 774 | 150 |