Huntingtower vs Kidnapped: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Scotland, Kidnapping, British and irish fiction, Adventure, Fiction
Huntingtower
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Dickson MCunn, a recently retired prosperous Scots grocer decides on a walking tour in SW Scotland as a suitable beginning to his retirement activities. To his surprise, he stumbles into a sinister plot involving…
Kidnapped
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KIDNAPPED is an adventure story that has become the model for any thriller of escape and suspense. Set in 1751, the flight of David Balfour and Alan Breck across the Highlands of Scotland is based on real events.…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Kidnapped has the widest readership — 69187 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Huntingtower | Kidnapped | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (904) | 3.8 (69187) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (4) | 4.5 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (11) | 4.0 (139) |
Reception
| Huntingtower | Kidnapped | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 904 | 69187 |
| Editions | 293 | 352 |
| Citations | — | 15 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 724 | 34311 |
| Reading it now | 121 | 4242 |
| Written reviews | 109 | 3066 |
| Wikipedia attention | 416 | 6936 |
| Pages | 326 | 219 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Huntingtower or Kidnapped?
Huntingtower has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Huntingtower 3.8/5, Kidnapped 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Huntingtower or Kidnapped?
Kidnapped is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Kidnapped (219 pages, ≈ 4 h 03 m); Huntingtower (326 pages, ≈ 6 h 02 m).
Which is harder to read: Huntingtower or Kidnapped?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Huntingtower: Challenging; Kidnapped: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Huntingtower: 1 film adaptation; Kidnapped: 5 film adaptations.