The nigger of the "Narcissus" vs The Wings of the Dove: Which Should You Read?
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The nigger of the "Narcissus"
“My task... is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel - it is, before all, to make you see. That - and no more, and it is everything. If I succeed, you shall find there, according to your…
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The Wings of the Dove
“SHE waited, Kate Croy, for her father to come in, but he kept her unconscionably, and there were moments at which she showed herself, in the glass over the mantel, a face positively pale with the irritation that had brought her to the point of going away without sight of him.”
Beautiful Kate Croy may have been left penniless by her relatives, but her bold, ambitious nature ensures she will not succumb meekly to a life of poverty. If the financial circumstances of Merton Densher, the man she…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The nigger of the "Narcissus" is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for The Wings of the Dove.
- The Wings of the Dove has the widest readership — 17746 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The nigger of the "Narcissus" | The Wings of the Dove | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (2676) | 3.8 (17746) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (8) |
| Apple Books | — | 3.5 (6) |
Reception
| The nigger of the "Narcissus" | The Wings of the Dove | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2676 | 17746 |
| Editions | 93 | 60 |
| Citations | — | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2187 | 31731 |
| Reading it now | 177 | 802 |
| Written reviews | 251 | 893 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3481 | 3111 |
| Pages | 173 | 457 |