Time is the Simplest Thing vs Works of Elizabeth Gaskell: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: European, English, Literary Criticism
Time is the Simplest Thing
Space travel has been abandoned in the twenty-second century. It is deemed too dangerous, expensive, and inconvenient—and now the all-powerful Fishhook company holds the monopoly on interstellar exploration for…
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Works of Elizabeth Gaskell
Features Elizabeth Gaskell's work. This work brings together her journalism, her shorter fiction, which was published in various collections during her lifetime, her early personal writing, including a diary written…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Time is the Simplest Thing is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 10 for Works of Elizabeth Gaskell.
- Works of Elizabeth Gaskell has the widest readership — 124 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Time is the Simplest Thing | Works of Elizabeth Gaskell | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (124) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (11) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (30) | — |
Reception
| Time is the Simplest Thing | Works of Elizabeth Gaskell | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 30 | 124 |
| Editions | 16 | 11 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 294 |
| Reading it now | — | 332 |
| Written reviews | — | 6 |
| Wikipedia attention | 154 | — |
| Pages | 263 | 562 |