Ali Pacha vs Cass: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Social Science, Criminals, Crime
Ali Pacha
The beginning of the nineteenth century was a time of audacious enterprises and strange vicissitudes of fortune. Whilst Western Europe in turn submitted and struggled against a sub-lieutenant who made himself an…
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Cass
He arrived to rally the troops, the main man in the Inter City Firm and his greeting passed into football fan history. 'Afternoon, gentlemen, the name's Bill Gardner.' That introduction alone was often enough to provoke…
The verdict
- Readers rate Cass highest: Cass 3.7 · Ali Pacha 3.4.
- Ali Pacha is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for Cass.
- Ali Pacha has the widest readership — 182 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Ali Pacha | Cass | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.3 (182) | 3.7 (142) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (8) | — |
Reception
| Ali Pacha | Cass | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 182 | 142 |
| Editions | 105 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 187 | 88 |
| Reading it now | — | 5 |
| Written reviews | 26 | 5 |
| Wikipedia attention | 136 | 137 |
| Pages | 116 | 340 |