Libro de buen amor vs Poet in New York: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Libro de buen amor Libro de buen amor Juan Ruiz · 1900 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 261 pages · ≈ 4 h 50 m · Challenging
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275 p. ; 16 cm

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1 film adaptation
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Cover of Poet in New York Poet in New York Federico García Lorca · 1940 ★★★★☆ 3.9 192 pages · ≈ 3 h 33 m · Challenging
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Bilingual edition presenting Lorca's reaction to the American metropolis.

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The verdict

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How to choose

Scores by source

Libro de buen amorPoet in New York
Goodreads 3.4 (3461) —
Hardcover 3.5 (2) 4.0 (21)
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Reception

Libro de buen amorPoet in New York
Ratings 3461 21
Editions 99 45
Citations 61 18
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 2098 —
Written reviews 197 —
Wikipedia attention 324 378
Pages 261 192
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Libro de buen amor or Poet in New York?

Poet in New York has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Poet in New York 3.9/5, Libro de buen amor 3.4/5).

Which is shorter to read: Libro de buen amor or Poet in New York?

Poet in New York is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Poet in New York (192 pages, ≈ 3 h 33 m); Libro de buen amor (261 pages, ≈ 4 h 50 m).

Which is harder to read: Libro de buen amor or Poet in New York?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Libro de buen amor: Challenging; Poet in New York: Challenging.

Have both books been made into films?

Libro de buen amor: 2 film adaptations; Poet in New York: no film adaptation on record.

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