Cidade e as serras vs O mandarim: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Portuguese fiction, Romance, Fiction
Cidade e as serras
"Born in Paris, Jacinto - the hero of The City and the Mountains - is the heir to a vast estate in the Alentejo in Portugal, which he has never visited. Jacinto lives in a beautiful mansion crammed with books and the…
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O mandarim
funcionário público que suspira por uma vida melhor. Numa noite, ao ler um livro antigo, descobre uma lenda segundo a qual um simples toque de uma campainha, tocada a uma certa hora, mataria um homem muito rico, algures…
The verdict
- Readers rate Cidade e as serras highest: Cidade e as serras 3.9 · O mandarim 3.7.
- O mandarim is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Cidade e as serras.
- O mandarim has the widest readership — 2734 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Cidade e as serras | O mandarim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (2734) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (17) | 3.0 (5) |
Reception
| Cidade e as serras | O mandarim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 17 | 2734 |
| Editions | 55 | 59 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1551 |
| Reading it now | — | 66 |
| Written reviews | — | 216 |
| Pages | 237 | 80 |