The House of Seven Gables Readalong vs The Newcomes: Which Should You Read?
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The House of Seven Gables Readalong
In a sleepy little New England village stands a dark, weather-beaten, many-gabled house. This brooding mansion is haunted by a centuries-old curse that casts the shadow of ancestral sin upon the last four members of the…
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The Newcomes
“A CROW, who had flown away with a cheese from a diary window, sate perched on a tree looking down at a great big frog in a pool underneath him.”
The Newcomes is Thackeray's most essentially 'Victorian' novel, generous in its proportions, sharp in its criticism of the moral convolutions of the age, and encyclopaedic in its reference. Set in the 1830s and 1840s, a…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The House of Seven Gables Readalong is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 14 for The Newcomes.
- The Newcomes has the widest readership — 275 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The House of Seven Gables Readalong | The Newcomes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (275) |
Reception
| The House of Seven Gables Readalong | The Newcomes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6 | 275 |
| Editions | 471 | 76 |
| Citations | — | 22 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1026 |
| Written reviews | — | 29 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 382 |
| Pages | 282 | 801 |