Saint vs The City of Fire: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Christian Fiction
Saint
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I know a few things about myself. I know that my name is Carl. My wife is Kelly. I love her more than my own life. If she told me to kill you, I would. I’m a captive, deep inside Hungary – no one knows I’m here. I can…
The City of Fire
“Sabbath Valley lay like a green jewel cupped in the hand of the surrounding mountains with the morning sun serene upon it picking out the clean smooth streets, the white houses with their green blinds, the maples with their clear cut leaves, the cosy brick school house wide winged and friendly, the vine clad stone church, and the little stone bungalow with low spreading roof that was the parsonage”
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Lynn Severn, beautiful daughter of a small town minister, is deeply troubled by the barrier which has come between her and her former playmate, Mark Carter.
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The verdict
- Readers rate The City of Fire highest: The City of Fire 4.3 · Saint 3.8.
- The City of Fire is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Saint.
- The City of Fire has the widest readership — 129 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Saint | The City of Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.8 (53) | 1.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (19) | — |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (5) | 4.5 (129) |
Reception
| Saint | The City of Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 53 | 129 |
| Editions | 14 | 14 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 23883 | — |
| Pages | 400 | 270 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Saint or The City of Fire?
The City of Fire has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The City of Fire 4.3/5, Saint 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Saint or The City of Fire?
The City of Fire is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The City of Fire (270 pages, ≈ 5 h 00 m); Saint (400 pages, ≈ 7 h 24 m).
Which is harder to read: Saint or The City of Fire?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Saint: Moderate; The City of Fire: Challenging.