Under the deodars vs Within the tides: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: British and irish fiction, Classic Literature, Short Stories, Fiction
Under the deodars
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Eight short stories of Rudyard Kipling: The Education of Otis Yeere At the Pit's Mouth A Wayside Comedy The Hill of Illusion A Second-rate Woman Only a Subaltern In the Matter of a Private The Enlightenments of Pagett.…
Within the tides
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In the private editorial office of the principal newspaper in a great colonial city two men were talking. They were both young. The stouter of the two, fair, and with more of an urban look about him, was the editor and…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Within the tides has the widest readership — 194 ratings behind its score.
- Within the tides reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 11 times.
- Within the tides runs the darker storyline; Under the deodars stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Under the deodars | Within the tides | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.4 (99) | 3.6 (194) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
Reception
| Under the deodars | Within the tides | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 99 | 194 |
| Editions | 83 | 46 |
| Citations | 2 | 11 |
| Want to read | 163 | 243 |
| Reading it now | 19 | 27 |
| Written reviews | 18 | 24 |
| Pages | 118 | 172 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Under the deodars or Within the tides?
Within the tides has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Within the tides 3.6/5, Under the deodars 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Under the deodars or Within the tides?
Under the deodars is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Under the deodars (118 pages, ≈ 2 h 11 m); Within the tides (172 pages, ≈ 3 h 11 m).
Which is harder to read: Under the deodars or Within the tides?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Under the deodars: Demanding; Within the tides: Challenging.