A Catskill Eagle vs God Save the Child: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Spenser, Massachusetts, Boston, Private investigators, Fiction
A Catskill Eagle
Spenser loves just one woman, even though she's the one he's just lost. So when her desperate letter arrives, he doesn't think twice. He has to free his best friend from a life sentence, and get Susan out of trouble.
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God Save the Child
God Save The Child is the second book in Robert B. Parkers Spenser series and first published in 1974. In this tale, Spenser is hired to find Kevin Bartlett, a missing 15-year-old boy, by the childs parents. This novel…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- God Save the Child is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for A Catskill Eagle.
- A Catskill Eagle has the widest readership — 9388 ratings behind its score.
- God Save the Child reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 3 times.
- A Catskill Eagle runs the darker storyline; God Save the Child stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
God Save the Child
≈ 3h vs 5h for A Catskill Eagle
In the mood for something dark?
A Catskill Eagle
a darker storyline than God Save the Child
Want something lighter?
God Save the Child
an easier tone than A Catskill Eagle
Want the literary heavyweight?
God Save the Child
cited 3 times vs 1 for A Catskill Eagle
Scores by source
| A Catskill Eagle | God Save the Child | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (9388) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (16) | 3.7 (29) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (300) | 4.0 (320) |
Reception
| A Catskill Eagle | God Save the Child | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9388 | 320 |
| Editions | 4 | 5 |
| Citations | 1 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1401 | — |
| Pages | 311 | 185 |