The Day of the Jackal vs The Key to Rebecca: Which Should You Read?
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The Day of the Jackal
In a class by itself. Unputdownable' Sunday TimesOne of the most celebrated thrillers ever written, The Day of the Jackal is the electrifying story of an anonymous Englishman who in, the spring of 1963, was hired by…
1 film adaptation
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The Key to Rebecca
“THE LAST CAMEL COLLAPSED AT NOON.”
Roman over een Duitse spionageoperatie tijdens de oorlog in de Noordafrikaanse woestijn in 1942.
The verdict
- Readers rate The Day of the Jackal highest: The Day of the Jackal 4.3 · The Key to Rebecca 4.0.
- The Day of the Jackal has the widest readership — 149030 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Day of the Jackal | The Key to Rebecca | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (149030) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (204) | 3.7 (57) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (384) | 4.0 (1192) |
Reception
| The Day of the Jackal | The Key to Rebecca | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 149030 | 1192 |
| Editions | 69 | 45 |
| Citations | — | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 295 | — |
| Reading it now | 6 | — |
| Written reviews | 16 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 21957 | 1676 |
| Pages | 377 | 341 |