El corazón del Tártaro vs Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Novela española, Spanish fiction
El corazón del Tártaro
When editor Sofia Zarzamala receives a threatening telephone call she realizes that the past that she thought had been forgotten has caught up with her, and she flees for her life while trying to come to terms with her…
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Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda
Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda es la última obra de Miguel de Cervantes, una novela bizantina que no hay que confundir con la comedia Persiles y Sigismunda de Francisco de Rojas…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- El corazón del Tártaro is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda.
- El corazón del Tártaro has the widest readership — 1289 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| El corazón del Tártaro | Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (1289) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (4) | — |
| Google Books | — | 1.0 (1) |
Reception
| El corazón del Tártaro | Los trabajos de Persiles y Sigismunda | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1289 | 1 |
| Editions | 14 | 51 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 669 | — |
| Reading it now | 44 | — |
| Written reviews | 140 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 516 |
| Pages | 272 | 388 |