A Hallowed Place vs To be a pilgrim: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Lawyers, Legal stories, Fiction
A Hallowed Place
Beneath the calm exterior of the elite barristers' chambers at 5 Caper Court rumour and uncertainty begin to take their toll. Cameron Renshaw, the head of chambers, is dying, and Leo Davis, the QC with the charmed but…
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To be a pilgrim
“Last month I suffered a great misfortune in the loss of my housekeeper, Mrs. Jimson.”
Tom Wilcher, a rich Englishman who is treated as a foolish old man by his young relatives, looks back on his life and his unfulfilled spiritual yearnings even as he faces death.
The verdict
- Readers rate A Hallowed Place highest: A Hallowed Place 4.1 · To be a pilgrim 3.8.
- To be a pilgrim has the widest readership — 187 ratings behind its score.
- To be a pilgrim runs the darker storyline; A Hallowed Place stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Hallowed Place | To be a pilgrim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (162) | 3.8 (187) |
Reception
| A Hallowed Place | To be a pilgrim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 162 | 187 |
| Editions | 5 | 27 |
| Citations | — | 12 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 54 | 547 |
| Reading it now | 9 | 23 |
| Written reviews | 7 | 25 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1338 |
| Pages | 298 | 342 |