City of gold vs Winter of the World: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World War II, World War, Fiction
City of gold
"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…
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Winter of the World
Continuing the story of five interrelated families as they become entangled in events from the beginning of the twentieth century, from the rise of the Third Reich, through the Spanish Civil War and the great dramas of…
The verdict
- Readers rate Winter of the World highest: Winter of the World 4.5 · City of gold 3.7.
- City of gold is the quickest read — about 10 hours vs 17 for Winter of the World.
- Winter of the World has the widest readership — 3368 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| City of gold | Winter of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (1221) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 4.2 (221) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (3368) |
Reception
| City of gold | Winter of the World | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1221 | 3368 |
| Editions | 10 | 28 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 575 | — |
| Reading it now | 149 | — |
| Written reviews | 96 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 335 | 1870 |
| Pages | 576 | 960 |