City of gold vs The Key to Rebecca: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World War II, World War, Spy Fiction, 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…
The Key to Rebecca
“THE LAST CAMEL COLLAPSED AT NOON.”
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Roman over een Duitse spionageoperatie tijdens de oorlog in de Noordafrikaanse woestijn in 1942.
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Key to Rebecca highest: The Key to Rebecca 4.0 · City of gold 3.7.
- The Key to Rebecca is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 10 for City of gold.
- City of gold has the widest readership — 1221 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| City of gold | The Key to Rebecca | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (1221) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.7 (57) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (1192) |
Reception
| City of gold | The Key to Rebecca | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1221 | 1192 |
| Editions | 10 | 45 |
| Citations | — | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 575 | — |
| Reading it now | 149 | — |
| Written reviews | 96 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 335 | 1676 |
| Pages | 576 | 341 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: City of gold or The Key to Rebecca?
The Key to Rebecca has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Key to Rebecca 4.0/5, City of gold 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: City of gold or The Key to Rebecca?
The Key to Rebecca is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Key to Rebecca (341 pages, ≈ 6 h 19 m); City of gold (576 pages, ≈ 10 h 40 m).
Which is harder to read: City of gold or The Key to Rebecca?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — City of gold: Moderate; The Key to Rebecca: Moderate.