King Solomon's Mines vs The Gold-Bug: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Treasure troves, Children's fiction, Fiction
King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon’s Mines was published in September 1885, becoming an immediate best seller by tapping into people’s excitement for the unknown: in this case, the unexplored regions of Africa. Haggard wrote the novel in a…
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The Gold-Bug
The discovery of a message in code on a shoreline formerly infested with pirates sends William Legrand and his friends on a hunt for buried treasure.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Gold-Bug is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for King Solomon's Mines.
- King Solomon's Mines has the widest readership — 53716 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| King Solomon's Mines | The Gold-Bug | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (53716) | 3.7 (7720) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (122) | 3.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (109) | — |
| LiveLib | 4.2 (2068) | — |
Reception
| King Solomon's Mines | The Gold-Bug | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 53716 | 7720 |
| Editions | 1105 | 210 |
| Citations | 6 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 36648 | 3380 |
| Pages | 279 | 50 |