Der Vorleser vs Pandora: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Man-woman relationship, History, Fiction
Der Vorleser
“WHEN I was fifteen, I got hepatitis.”
Sie ist reizbar, rätselhaft und viel älter als er … und sie wird seine erste Leidenschaft. Sie hütet verzweifelt ein Geheimnis. Eines Tages ist sie spurlos verschwunden. Erst Jahre später sieht er sie wieder. Die fast…
1 film adaptation
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Pandora
The novel opens in present-day Paris in a crowded cafe, where David meets Pandora. She is two thousand years old, a Child of the Millennia, the first vampire ever made by the great Marius. David persuades her to tell…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Der Vorleser is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Pandora.
- Der Vorleser has the widest readership — 237472 ratings behind its score.
- Pandora runs the darker storyline; Der Vorleser stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Der Vorleser | Pandora | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (237472) | 3.8 (47754) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.5 (79) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (19) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (91) |
Reception
| Der Vorleser | Pandora | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 237472 | 47754 |
| Editions | 89 | 42 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 96597 | 22490 |
| Reading it now | 3627 | 679 |
| Written reviews | 15267 | 1136 |
| Wikipedia attention | 4934 | 953 |
| Pages | 176 | 320 |