By the Rivers of Babylon vs Triple: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Arab-Israeli conflict, Israel, Middle east, Fiction
By the Rivers of Babylon
Lod Airport, Israel: Two Concorde jets take off for a U.N. conference that will finally bring peace to the Middle East. Covered by F-14 fighters, accompanied by security men, the planes carry warriors, pacifists,…
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Triple
“The public-address system at Cairo airport made a noise like a doorbell, and then the arrival of the Alitalia flight from Milan was announced in Arabic, Italian, French and English.”
It was never determined what had actually happened to the 200 tons of uranium,” but three countries know the truth. Three young men met decades ago and now world events have cast them as adversaries. Nat, Israel’s hero,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Triple has the widest readership — 22032 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| By the Rivers of Babylon | Triple | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (9249) | 4.0 (22032) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (2) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (208) | 4.0 (402) |
Reception
| By the Rivers of Babylon | Triple | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9249 | 22032 |
| Editions | 36 | 68 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 7407 |
| Reading it now | — | 3911 |
| Written reviews | — | 800 |
| Wikipedia attention | 325 | 623 |
| Pages | 460 | 470 |