Gang of One vs Mother Night: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Prisoners
Gang of One
"Gang of one is the remarkable true story of one man's journey from a Glasgow orphanage to a notorious gang-infested prison in Texas. Driven by his desire to return to his son in England and haunted by the increasingly…
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Mother Night
Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty? In this brilliant book rife…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Mother Night highest: Mother Night 4.2 · Gang of One 3.9.
- Mother Night is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 6 for Gang of One.
- Mother Night has the widest readership — 110884 ratings behind its score.
- Mother Night runs the darker storyline; Gang of One stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Gang of One | Mother Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (258) | 4.2 (110884) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.2 (376) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (398) |
Reception
| Gang of One | Mother Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 258 | 110884 |
| Editions | 5 | 60 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 112 | 96533 |
| Reading it now | 13 | 2696 |
| Written reviews | 28 | 6424 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 5376 |
| Pages | 352 | 206 |