City vs La tía Julia y el escribidor: Which Should You Read?
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City
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[Comment by John Clute][1]: We know better now, of course. But they still entrance us, the old page-turners from the glory days of American SF, half a century or so ago, when the world was full of futures we were never…
La tía Julia y el escribidor
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La relación amorosa del joven escritor Varguitas con una mujer de su familia mayor que él, la tía Julia, y la desaforada presencia del folletinista Pedro Camacho en la misma emisora de radio donde Varguitas trabaja, son…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- City is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for La tía Julia y el escribidor.
- La tía Julia y el escribidor has the widest readership — 24624 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| City | La tía Julia y el escribidor | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (24624) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (87) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (86) | 4.5 (17) |
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Reception
| City | La tía Julia y el escribidor | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 87 | 24624 |
| Editions | 50 | 80 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 18536 |
| Reading it now | — | 1244 |
| Written reviews | — | 1924 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1268 | 863 |
| Pages | 256 | 391 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: City or La tía Julia y el escribidor?
City has the higher combined reader rating across sources (City 4.0/5, La tía Julia y el escribidor 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: City or La tía Julia y el escribidor?
City is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: City (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m); La tía Julia y el escribidor (391 pages, ≈ 7 h 14 m).
Which is harder to read: City or La tía Julia y el escribidor?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — City: Moderate; La tía Julia y el escribidor: Light.
Have both books been made into films?
City: no film adaptation on record; La tía Julia y el escribidor: 2 film adaptations.