A history of New York vs The New York Trilogy: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: City and town life, New york, Social life and customs, Classic Literature, Fiction
A history of New York
A history of New York : from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty ; containing, among many surprising and curious matters, the unutterable ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the disastrous projects…
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The New York Trilogy
“IT was a wrong number that started it, the telephone ringing three times in the dead of night, and the voice on the other end asking for someone he was not.”
The New York Trilogy is an astonishing and original book: three cleverly interconnected novels that exploit the elements of standard detective fiction and achieve a new genre that is all the more gripping for its…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The New York Trilogy is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for A history of New York.
- The New York Trilogy has the widest readership — 89892 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A history of New York | The New York Trilogy | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (503) | 3.9 (89892) |
| Hardcover | — | 2.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (178) |
Reception
| A history of New York | The New York Trilogy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 503 | 89892 |
| Editions | 472 | 70 |
| Citations | 19 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3 | 66922 |
| Reading it now | — | 5235 |
| Written reviews | 1 | 6097 |
| Wikipedia attention | 916 | 5471 |
| Pages | 437 | 326 |