Kara Kitap vs Where are you now?: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Personas desaparecidas, Missing persons, Ficción, Investigation, Fiction
Kara Kitap
The Black Book is a stunning tapestry of Middle Eastern and Islamic culture which confirms Orhan Pamuk's reputation as a writer of international stature, comparable to Borges and Calvino. Galip is an Istanbul lawyer,…
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Where are you now?
Ten years ago, twenty-one-year-old Columbia University senior Charles MacKenzie Jr. ("Mack") walked out of his Manhattan apartment without a word to his roommates and disappeared. He calls his mother once a year, on…
The verdict
- Readers rate Where are you now? highest: Where are you now? 4.5 · Kara Kitap 3.9.
- Where are you now? is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 10 for Kara Kitap.
- Kara Kitap has the widest readership — 13685 ratings behind its score.
- Kara Kitap runs the darker storyline; Where are you now? stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Where are you now?
≈ 5h vs 10h for Kara Kitap
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Where are you now?
4.5 vs 3.9 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
Kara Kitap
a darker storyline than Where are you now?
Want something lighter?
Where are you now?
an easier tone than Kara Kitap
Scores by source
| Kara Kitap | Where are you now? | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (13685) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (1) | 3.9 (20) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | 3.5 (6) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (910) |
Reception
| Kara Kitap | Where are you now? | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 13685 | 910 |
| Editions | 37 | 19 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 19173 | — |
| Reading it now | 1410 | — |
| Written reviews | 1220 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1202 | 92 |
| Pages | 577 | 320 |