City of gold vs Le grand cahier: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World War II, World War, Fiction
City of gold
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"The pace of the story is compulsive . . . it is a real pleasure to be swallowed up in Deighton's description of wartime Cairo."—Daily TelegraphJanuary 1942. Rommel, the fabled "Desert Fox," has pushed back the British…
Le grand cahier
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Un premier roman à la charnière de deux imaginaires. "L'Ouest intimiste et l'Est politique" (G. Brisac, "Le Monde", 7 mars 1986, p. 22). Les héros sont des jumeaux qui, comme l'écrit J.-Folch-Ribas dans "La Presse" du…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Le grand cahier highest: Le grand cahier 3.9 · City of gold 3.7.
- Le grand cahier is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 10 for City of gold.
- City of gold has the widest readership — 1221 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| City of gold | Le grand cahier | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (1221) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (4) |
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Reception
| City of gold | Le grand cahier | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1221 | 4 |
| Editions | 10 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 575 | — |
| Reading it now | 149 | — |
| Written reviews | 96 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 335 | 572 |
| Pages | 576 | 185 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: City of gold or Le grand cahier?
Le grand cahier has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Le grand cahier 3.9/5, City of gold 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: City of gold or Le grand cahier?
Le grand cahier is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Le grand cahier (185 pages, ≈ 3 h 26 m); City of gold (576 pages, ≈ 10 h 40 m).
Which is harder to read: City of gold or Le grand cahier?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — City of gold: Moderate; Le grand cahier: Moderate.