Devil May Care vs Goldfinger: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction - Espionage, Bond, James Bond, Intelligence officers, Intelligence service, Great Britain
Devil May Care
An Algerian drug runner is savagely executed in the desolate outskirts of Paris. This seemingly isolated event leads to the recall of Agent 007 from his sabbatical in Rome and his return to the world of intrigue and…
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Goldfinger
A friendly game of two-handed canasta turns out to be thoroughly crooked. And a beautiful girl ends up dead. In Bond's first encounter with Auric Goldfinger - the world's cleverest, cruellest criminal, useful lessons…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Goldfinger highest: Goldfinger 3.8 · Devil May Care 3.5.
- Goldfinger has the widest readership — 28172 ratings behind its score.
- Devil May Care runs the darker storyline; Goldfinger stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Goldfinger
28172 ratings vs 7767 for Devil May Care
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Goldfinger
3.8 vs 3.5 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
Devil May Care
a darker storyline than Goldfinger
Want something lighter?
Goldfinger
an easier tone than Devil May Care
Scores by source
| Devil May Care | Goldfinger | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (7767) | 3.8 (28172) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (21) | 3.6 (89) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (57) | 4.0 (39) |
Reception
| Devil May Care | Goldfinger | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7767 | 28172 |
| Editions | 23 | 144 |
| Citations | 6 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3032 | 12301 |
| Reading it now | 241 | 869 |
| Written reviews | 668 | 1657 |
| Wikipedia attention | 890 | 4233 |
| Pages | 309 | 322 |