Cathedral vs Violent Enemy: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Irish Republican Army, Thriller, Fiction
Cathedral
St. Patrick's Day, New York City. Everyone is celebrating, but everyone is in for the shock of his life. Born into the heat and hatred of the Northern Ireland conflict, IRA man Brian Flynn has masterminded a brilliant…
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Violent Enemy
The classic bestseller from the master of the gameBritain’s most wanted political offender. A seductively beautiful woman, and the dream of a perfect escape…Many lives had been sacrificed for the Irish cause, but…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Violent Enemy is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 9 for Cathedral.
- Cathedral has the widest readership — 41656 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Cathedral | Violent Enemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (41656) | 4.1 (763) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (14) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (172) | — |
Reception
| Cathedral | Violent Enemy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 41656 | 763 |
| Editions | 43 | 28 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 3492 | 263 |
| Reading it now | 2036 | 480 |
| Written reviews | 476 | 37 |
| Wikipedia attention | 159 | — |
| Pages | 527 | 160 |