A Drop of Corruption vs Congo: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mystery Thriller, Thriller, Fiction
A Drop of Corruption
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • HUGO AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF BOOKPAGE’S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • AN ELLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The eccentric detective Ana Dolabra matches wits with a seemingly omniscient adversary in this…
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Congo
“Dawn came to the Congo rainforest.”
Congo is a 1980 science fiction novel by Michael Crichton, the fifth under his own name and the fifteenth overall. The novel centers on an expedition searching for diamonds and investigating the mysterious deaths of a…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate A Drop of Corruption highest: A Drop of Corruption 4.5 · Congo 3.6.
- Congo is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for A Drop of Corruption.
- Congo has the widest readership — 181142 ratings behind its score.
- Congo runs the darker storyline; A Drop of Corruption stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Congo
≈ 6h vs 8h for A Drop of Corruption
Just want the better-reviewed one?
A Drop of Corruption
4.5 vs 3.6 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
Congo
a darker storyline than A Drop of Corruption
Want something lighter?
A Drop of Corruption
an easier tone than Congo
Scores by source
| A Drop of Corruption | Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.6 (181142) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (499) | 3.4 (432) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (392) | 4.0 (380) |
Reception
| A Drop of Corruption | Congo | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 499 | 181142 |
| Editions | 1 | 49 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 44151 |
| Reading it now | — | 1759 |
| Written reviews | — | 3405 |
| Wikipedia attention | 12116 | 7483 |
| Pages | 480 | 324 |