A Gentleman in Moscow vs All the Light We Cannot See: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: New York Times reviewed, Historical Fiction, History, Fiction
A Gentleman in Moscow
“21 June 1922 APPEARANCE OF COUNT ALEXANDER ILYICH ROSTOV BEFORE THE EMERGENCY COMMITTEE OF THE PEOPLE'S COMMISSARIAT FOR INTERNAL AFFAIRS”
A Gentleman in Moscow is a 2016 novel by Amor Towles. It is his second novel, published five years after his New York Times best seller, Rules of Civility (2011).
1 film adaptation
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All the Light We Cannot See
From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, a stunningly ambitious and beautiful novel about a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- All the Light We Cannot See has the widest readership — 2061893 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| A Gentleman in Moscow | All the Light We Cannot See | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.3 (2061893) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (850) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (9423) | 4.5 (11862) |
Reception
| A Gentleman in Moscow | All the Light We Cannot See | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9423 | 2061893 |
| Editions | 28 | 72 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 2133539 |
| Reading it now | — | 119150 |
| Written reviews | — | 128411 |
| Wikipedia attention | 16396 | 29517 |
| Pages | 472 | 544 |