Brideshead Revisited vs Works (American Notes / Pictures from Italy): Which Should You Read?
Brideshead Revisited
The most nostalgic and reflective of Evelyn Waugh's novels, Brideshead Revisited looks back to the golden age before the Second World War. It tells the story of Charles Ryder's infatuation with the Marchmains and the…
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Works (American Notes / Pictures from Italy)
American Notes was the result of the author's five-month trip to America in 1842. Dickens's travelogue includes the glitter of Boston; a Broadway swarming with hogs; a gruesome penitentiary in Philadelphia; Cincinnati,…
The verdict
- Readers rate Brideshead Revisited highest: Brideshead Revisited 4.0 · Works (American Notes / Pictures from Italy) 3.6.
- Brideshead Revisited is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 9 for Works (American Notes / Pictures from Italy).
- Brideshead Revisited has the widest readership — 9496 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Brideshead Revisited | Works (American Notes / Pictures from Italy) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (9496) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (152) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (173) | 3.5 (86) |
Reception
| Brideshead Revisited | Works (American Notes / Pictures from Italy) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9496 | 86 |
| Editions | 88 | 80 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179465 | — |
| Written reviews | 9496 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 5528 | — |
| Pages | 327 | 521 |