Goldfinger vs Moonraker: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction - Espionage, James Bond, Secret service, Espionage, Intelligence officers, Intelligence service
Goldfinger
A friendly game of two-handed canasta turns out to be thoroughly crooked. And a beautiful girl ends up dead. In Bond's first encounter with Auric Goldfinger - the world's cleverest, cruellest criminal, useful lessons…
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Moonraker
Flamboyant red cropped hair, florid skin, eyes blazing with hate— This Is the Face of Hugo Drax, The Mystery Man Behind Moonraker. A stranger, he came out of nowhere to build England the deadliest weapon ever devised by…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Moonraker is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Goldfinger.
- Goldfinger has the widest readership — 28172 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Goldfinger | Moonraker | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (28172) | 4.5 (18) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (89) | 3.7 (131) |
| Google Books | — | 2.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (39) | 4.0 (59) |
Reception
| Goldfinger | Moonraker | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 28172 | 131 |
| Editions | 144 | 107 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 12301 | 6 |
| Pages | 322 | 194 |