Goliath vs Leviathan: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Imaginary creatures, Genetic Engineering, Princes, War, Science Fiction, Children's fiction
Goliath
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The tension thickens as the Leviathan steams toward New York City with a homicidal lunatic on board: secrets suddenly unravel, characters reappear, and nothing is as it seems in this thunderous conclusion to Scott…
Leviathan
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Choose Your Weapon: Beastie or Clanker Alek is a prince without a throne. On the run from his own people, he has only a fighting machine and a small band of men. Deryn is a girl disguised as a guy in the British Air…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Leviathan is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 10 for Goliath.
- Leviathan has the widest readership — 95394 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Goliath | Leviathan | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (5705) | 3.9 (95394) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (111) | 3.8 (255) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (70) | 3.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 5.0 (335) | 4.5 (234) |
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Reception
| Goliath | Leviathan | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5705 | 95394 |
| Editions | 10 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 127491 |
| Reading it now | — | 1783 |
| Written reviews | — | 7557 |
| Wikipedia attention | 545 | 3426 |
| Pages | 576 | 444 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Goliath or Leviathan?
Goliath has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Goliath 4.0/5, Leviathan 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Goliath or Leviathan?
Leviathan is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Leviathan (444 pages, ≈ 8 h 13 m); Goliath (576 pages, ≈ 10 h 40 m).
Which is harder to read: Goliath or Leviathan?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Goliath: Light; Leviathan: Light.