Number9Dream vs Of time and the river: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young men, Bildungsromans, Fiction
Number9Dream
“We are both busy people, so let's cut the small talk.”
At age twenty, Eiji goes to Tokyo to search for the wealthy father he's never known. He stumbles upon the hidden power centers of the Japanese underworld and instead of finding his father, finds himself.
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Of time and the river
This book continues the story of Eugene Gant, the protagonist in Look Homeward Angel. If you have read and liked Angel you should definitely follow through and read this(vol 1 and 2). Autobiographical in nature..
The verdict
- Readers rate Of time and the river highest: Of time and the river 4.2 · Number9Dream 3.9.
- Number9Dream is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 16 for Of time and the river.
- Number9Dream has the widest readership — 26869 ratings behind its score.
- Number9Dream runs the darker storyline; Of time and the river stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Number9Dream
≈ 7h vs 16h for Of time and the river
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Number9Dream
26869 ratings vs 1351 for Of time and the river
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Of time and the river
4.2 vs 3.9 from readers
New to the genre?
Number9Dream
Moderate vs Challenging for Of time and the river
In the mood for something dark?
Number9Dream
a darker storyline than Of time and the river
Scores by source
| Number9Dream | Of time and the river | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (26869) | 4.2 (1351) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.8 (4) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (88) | 3.5 (8) |
Reception
| Number9Dream | Of time and the river | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26869 | 1351 |
| Editions | 13 | 44 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 21948 | 5637 |
| Reading it now | 1062 | 575 |
| Written reviews | 2028 | 122 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1839 | 1084 |
| Pages | 416 | 912 |