All the Centurions vs Public Enemies: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: True Crime, Nonfiction
All the Centurions
The bestselling book and acclaimed film Prince of the City told only part of Robert Leuci's story. In All the Centurions, he shares the full account of his years as a narcotics detective with the New York Police…
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Public Enemies
“It was a morning as bleak as the times.”
In Public Enemies, bestselling author Bryan Burrough strips away the thick layer of myths put out by J. Edgar Hoovers FBI to tell the full storyfor the first timeof the most spectacular crime wave in American history,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- All the Centurions is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 11 for Public Enemies.
- Public Enemies has the widest readership — 6213 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| All the Centurions | Public Enemies | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (6213) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.6 (10) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (49) |
Reception
| All the Centurions | Public Enemies | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 6213 |
| Editions | 4 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 10305 |
| Reading it now | — | 469 |
| Written reviews | — | 594 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 327 |
| Pages | 384 | 624 |