Public Enemies vs The unicorn's secret: Which Should You Read?
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Public Enemies
“It was a morning as bleak as the times.”
In Public Enemies, bestselling author Bryan Burrough strips away the thick layer of myths put out by J. Edgar Hoovers FBI to tell the full storyfor the first timeof the most spectacular crime wave in American history,…
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The unicorn's secret
The harrowing tale of Ira Einhorn, who was Philadelphia’s leading 60′s hippie and 70′s New Age activist — supposedly a beacon for pacifism and good feelings. This all changed in 1979, when a search of his apartment for…
The verdict
- Readers rate Public Enemies highest: Public Enemies 4.0 · The unicorn's secret 3.7.
- The unicorn's secret is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 11 for Public Enemies.
- Public Enemies has the widest readership — 6213 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Public Enemies | The unicorn's secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (6213) | 3.7 (161) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (10) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (49) | — |
Reception
| Public Enemies | The unicorn's secret | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6213 | 161 |
| Editions | 5 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 10305 | 371 |
| Reading it now | 469 | 55 |
| Written reviews | 594 | 15 |
| Wikipedia attention | 327 | — |
| Pages | 624 | 352 |