Endurance vs Gates of Fire: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: History
Endurance
Bound for Antarctica, where polar explorer Ernest Shackleton planned to cross on foot the last uncharted continent, the Endurance set sail from England, in August 1914. The ship became locked inside an island of ice,…
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Gates of Fire
Godine 480.pr.Kr. kod Termopila (Vruća vrata) na sjeveru Grčke odigrala se najveličanstvenija bitka za slobodu tijekom čitave povijesti čovječanstva. U uskom planinskom prolazu iznad Egejskog mora sukobilo se 300…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Endurance has the widest readership — 178559 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Endurance | Gates of Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.5 (178559) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (371) | 4.3 (94) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 4.5 (14) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (689) | 4.5 (669) |
Reception
| Endurance | Gates of Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 178559 | 669 |
| Editions | 43 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 172899 | — |
| Reading it now | 8586 | — |
| Written reviews | 14907 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 3258 | 2503 |
| Pages | 287 | 387 |