Galileo and the Magic Numbers vs Lost and Wanted: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Physicists, Scientists, Fiction
Galileo and the Magic Numbers
Sixteenth century Italy produced a genius who marked the world with his studies and hypotheses about mathematical, physical and astronomical truths.His father, musician Vincenzio Galilei said, “Truth is not found behind…
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Lost and Wanted
New York Times Best SellerNamed a Best Book of 2019 by Vogue and NPR's Maureen Corrigan"Freudenberger's brilliant and compassionate novel takes on the big questions of the universe and proves, again, that she is one of…
The verdict
- Readers rate Galileo and the Magic Numbers highest: Galileo and the Magic Numbers 4.2 · Lost and Wanted 3.4.
- Galileo and the Magic Numbers is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Lost and Wanted.
- Lost and Wanted has the widest readership — 6491 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Galileo and the Magic Numbers | Lost and Wanted | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (303) | 3.4 (6491) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (22) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (6) | 4.0 (83) |
Reception
| Galileo and the Magic Numbers | Lost and Wanted | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 303 | 6491 |
| Editions | 16 | 7 |
| Want to read | 224 | — |
| Reading it now | 118 | — |
| Written reviews | 21 | — |
| Pages | 212 | 336 |