Diarios de Motocicleta vs High Citadel: Which Should You Read?
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Diarios de Motocicleta
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The young Che Guevara’s lively and highly entertaining travel diary, now a popular movie and a New York Times bestseller. This new, expanded edition features exclusive, unpublished photos taken by the 23-year-old…
High Citadel
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Isolated in the biting cold of the Andes, after their plane has been hijacked and forced to crash-land, Tim O'Hara's passengers are fighting for their lives. While one group of survivors, lead by O'Hara, attempt to…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Diarios de Motocicleta is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for High Citadel.
- Diarios de Motocicleta has the widest readership — 47589 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Diarios de Motocicleta | High Citadel | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (47589) | 3.9 (1070) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.3 (3) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (7) |
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Reception
| Diarios de Motocicleta | High Citadel | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 47589 | 1070 |
| Editions | 39 | 26 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 53228 | 435 |
| Reading it now | 2822 | 17 |
| Written reviews | 3317 | 62 |
| Wikipedia attention | 7102 | 134 |
| Pages | 172 | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Diarios de Motocicleta or High Citadel?
High Citadel has the higher combined reader rating across sources (High Citadel 3.9/5, Diarios de Motocicleta 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Diarios de Motocicleta or High Citadel?
Diarios de Motocicleta is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Diarios de Motocicleta (172 pages, ≈ 3 h 11 m); High Citadel (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m).
Which is harder to read: Diarios de Motocicleta or High Citadel?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Diarios de Motocicleta: Moderate; High Citadel: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Diarios de Motocicleta: 5 film adaptations; High Citadel: no film adaptation on record.