North America vs Pyongyang: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Politique et gouvernement, Politics and government, Description and travel, Travel
North America
Anthony Trollope (1815-1882) was one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. He wrote penetrating novels on political, social, and gender issues and conflicts of his day.…
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Pyongyang
A Westerner's visit into North Korea, told in the form of a graphic novel. Famously referred to as one of the "Axis of Evil" countries, North Korea remains one of the most secretive and mysterious nations in the world…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Pyongyang is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for North America.
- Pyongyang has the widest readership — 29492 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| North America | Pyongyang | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (29492) |
| Hardcover | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (5) |
Reception
| North America | Pyongyang | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 29492 |
| Editions | 56 | 14 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 19805 |
| Reading it now | — | 237 |
| Written reviews | — | 2559 |
| Wikipedia attention | 168125 | 64 |
| Pages | 310 | 184 |