Herr der Diebe vs Livewire: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Runaway children, Brothers, Fiction
Herr der Diebe
Escaping the aunt who wants to adopt only one of them, two orphaned brothers run away from Hamburg to Venice, finding shelter with a gang of street children and their leader, the thirteen-year-old "Thief Lord," while…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Livewire is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for Herr der Diebe.
- Herr der Diebe has the widest readership — 217 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Herr der Diebe | Livewire | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (92) | 5.0 (1) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (217) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
Reception
| Herr der Diebe | Livewire | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 217 | 1 |
| Editions | 46 | 26 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Want to read | 22 | — |
| Written reviews | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 322 |
| Pages | 400 | 32 |