On The Come Up vs The Hundred Days: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: New York Times reviewed, Fiction
On The Come Up
Insightful, unflinching, and full of heart, On the Come Up is an ode to hip hop from one of the most influential literary voices of a generation. It is the story of fighting for your dreams, even as the odds are stacked…
1 film adaptation
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The Hundred Days
“The sudden rearmament that followed Napoleon''s escape from Elba had done little to thin the ranks of unemployed sea-officers by the early spring of 1815.”
Set in the days succeeding Napoleon's escape from Elba, where Aubrey and Maturin are in the thick of Europe's attempt to prevent the French Emperor from regaining his power, by attempting to turn Napoleon's secret link…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Hundred Days is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for On The Come Up.
- On The Come Up has the widest readership — 101699 ratings behind its score.
- The Hundred Days reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 8 times.
How to choose
Scores by source
| On The Come Up | The Hundred Days | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (101699) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (150) | 4.2 (33) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (380) | 4.5 (109) |
Reception
| On The Come Up | The Hundred Days | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 101699 | 109 |
| Editions | 16 | 20 |
| Citations | 1 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 568 | 27149 |
| Pages | 464 | 288 |