A Gentleman in Moscow vs All the Light We Cannot See: Which Should You Read?
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A Gentleman in Moscow
A Gentleman in Moscow is a 2016 novel by Amor Towles. It is his second novel, published five years after 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 | 4.7 (61) | 4.3 (2061893) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (855) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (9406) | 4.5 (11862) |
Reception
| A Gentleman in Moscow | All the Light We Cannot See | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9406 | 2061893 |
| Editions | — | 72 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 57 | 2133539 |
| Reading it now | — | 119150 |
| Written reviews | 5 | 128411 |
| Wikipedia attention | 18560 | 29517 |
| Pages | 497 | 544 |