New-England tale vs Volevo i pantaloni: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Girls, Bildungsromans, Social life and customs, Fiction
New-England tale
The Early American Women Writers series offers rare works of fiction by eighteenth- and nineteenth-century women, each reprinted in its entirety, each with a foreword by General Editor Cathy N. Davidson, who places the…
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Volevo i pantaloni
The ironic tale of a 12-year-old Sicilian girl who decides to show her independence by flouting convention, in this case by wearing trousers and flirting with boys. When she is caught kissing, the parents punish her by…
The verdict
- Readers rate Volevo i pantaloni highest: Volevo i pantaloni 3.4 · New-England tale 3.2.
- Volevo i pantaloni is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for New-England tale.
- New-England tale has the widest readership — 218 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| New-England tale | Volevo i pantaloni | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.2 (218) | 2.9 (17) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (3) |
Reception
| New-England tale | Volevo i pantaloni | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 218 | 17 |
| Editions | 6 | 6 |
| Citations | — | 7 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 252 | 2 |
| Reading it now | 31 | — |
| Written reviews | 16 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 134 |
| Pages | 297 | 118 |