Les contemplations vs War in heaven: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Poetry
Les contemplations
Les Contemplations est un recueil de poésie de Victor Hugo, publié en 1856. Il est composé de 158 poèmes rassemblés en six livres. La plupart de ces poèmes ont été écrits entre 1841 et 1855, mais les poèmes les plus…
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War in heaven
Williams gives a contemporary setting to the traditional story of the Search for the Holy Grail. Examining the distinction between magic and religion, War in Heaven is an eerily disturbing book, one that graphically…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- War in heaven is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Les contemplations.
- Les contemplations has the widest readership — 4052 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Les contemplations | War in heaven | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (4052) | 3.8 (2044) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (7) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (7) |
Reception
| Les contemplations | War in heaven | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4052 | 2044 |
| Editions | 60 | 68 |
| Citations | — | 9 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3752 | 3536 |
| Reading it now | 303 | 269 |
| Written reviews | 144 | 268 |
| Wikipedia attention | 454 | 12116 |
| Pages | 457 | 258 |