Don't Look Now vs Venetian life: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Venice, Manners and customs
Don't Look Now
A collection of five stories of mystery and slow, creeping horror, from the bestselling author of Rebecca.  "Daphne du Maurier is in a class by herself." —New York Times A grieving couple on holiday in Venice…
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Venetian life
This is a novel book. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Howells was appointed United States consul in Venice, Italy. In Venetian Life, an utterly engaging travelogue, Howells revises a series of travel letters he had…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Venetian life is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for Don't Look Now.
- Venetian life has the widest readership — 28 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Don't Look Now | Venetian life | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (28) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (18) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (12) | — |
Reception
| Don't Look Now | Venetian life | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 18 | 28 |
| Editions | 15 | 84 |
| Want to read | — | 81 |
| Reading it now | — | 11 |
| Written reviews | — | 5 |
| Wikipedia attention | 21578 | — |
| Pages | 287 | 158 |