El reino del dragón de oro vs The Centaur: Which Should You Read?
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El reino del dragón de oro
“THE BUDDHIST MONK NAMED Tensing and his disciple, Prince Dil Bahadur, had been climbing in the high peaks north of the Himalayas for many days, a region of eternal ice where no one but a few lamas had ever ventured.”
El joven Alexander Cold, su mejor amiga Nadia, y su abuela Kate, periodista especializada en viajes han sobrevivido su aventura en las Amazonas. Junto con los fotógrafos de la revista National Geographic emprenden…
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The Centaur
“There are certain persons who, independently of sex or comeliness, arouse an instant curiosity concerning themselves.”
"We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all." On a cruise through the Greek islands, a man encounters…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Centaur is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for El reino del dragón de oro.
- The Centaur has the widest readership — 5050 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| El reino del dragón de oro | The Centaur | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (5050) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.7 (3) |
Reception
| El reino del dragón de oro | The Centaur | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4 | 5050 |
| Editions | 40 | 65 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 502 |
| Reading it now | — | 44 |
| Written reviews | — | 40 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 852 |
| Pages | 328 | 199 |