The Scarlet Letter vs There Was a Little Girl: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
The Scarlet Letter
A stark and allegorical tale of adultery, guilt, and social repression in Puritan New England, The Scarlet Letter is a foundational work of American literature. Nathaniel Hawthorne's exploration of the dichotomy between…
1 film adaptation
vs
There Was a Little Girl
Florida attorney Matthew Hope gets shot after some routine legal work for a circus turns into an investigation of the death of a dwarf.
The verdict
- Readers rate There Was a Little Girl highest: There Was a Little Girl 3.7 · The Scarlet Letter 3.4.
- The Scarlet Letter is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for There Was a Little Girl.
- The Scarlet Letter has the widest readership — 939994 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Scarlet Letter | There Was a Little Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (939994) | 3.5 (11) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (915) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (4915) | — |
Reception
| The Scarlet Letter | There Was a Little Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 939994 | 11 |
| Editions | 2425 | 11 |
| Citations | 52 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 504235 | — |
| Reading it now | 22050 | — |
| Written reviews | 24933 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 32543 | 1163 |
| Pages | 172 | 313 |