The Fifth Season vs The Great Believers: Which Should You Read?
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The Fifth Season
A SEASON OF ENDINGS HAS BEGUN. IT STARTS WITH THE GREAT RED RIFT across the heart of the world's sole continent, spewing ash that blots out the sun. IT STARTS WITH DEATH, with a murdered son and a missing…
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The Great Believers
In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in Chicago, is about to pull off an amazing coup: bringing an extraordinary collection of 1920s paintings as a gift to the gallery. Yet as his career…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Fifth Season is the quickest read — about 9 hours vs 13 for The Great Believers.
- The Fifth Season has the widest readership — 2275 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The Fifth Season | The Great Believers | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.3 (1984) | 4.4 (180) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (2275) | 4.5 (1312) |
Reception
| The Fifth Season | The Great Believers | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2275 | 1312 |
| Editions | 18 | 7 |
| Citations | 12 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 21102 | 2851 |
| Pages | 505 | 743 |