Shadow of a bull vs With Moore at Corunna: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Spain, Fathers and sons, Children's fiction
Shadow of a bull
Maia Wojciechowska's family fled Poland during World War II and emigrated to the United States after the war. She worked as an undercover detective, a motorcycle racer, a translator for Radio Free Europe, and a…
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With Moore at Corunna
“What am I to do with you, Terence?”
A bright Irish lad, Terence O'Conner, is living with his widowed father, Captain O'Conner of the Mayo Fusiliers, with the regiment at the time when the Peninsular war began. Upon the regiment being ordered to Spain,…
The verdict
- Readers rate With Moore at Corunna highest: With Moore at Corunna 3.8 · Shadow of a bull 3.6.
- Shadow of a bull is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 6 for With Moore at Corunna.
- Shadow of a bull has the widest readership — 5301 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Shadow of a bull | With Moore at Corunna | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (5301) | 3.8 (165) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (4) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (22) | — |
Reception
| Shadow of a bull | With Moore at Corunna | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5301 | 165 |
| Editions | 11 | 34 |
| Citations | 13 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 3777 | 115 |
| Reading it now | 58 | 17 |
| Written reviews | 348 | 7 |
| Wikipedia attention | 129 | — |
| Pages | 151 | 334 |