Five on a Treasure Island vs The Gold-Bug: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Buried treasure, Mystery, Children's fiction, Fiction
Five on a Treasure Island
Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. In their first adventure, the Famous Five find a shipwreck off Kirrin Island. But where…
1 film adaptation
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The Gold-Bug
“MANY years ago, I contracted an intimacy with a Mr. William Legrand.”
The discovery of a message in code on a shoreline formerly infested with pirates sends William Legrand and his friends on a hunt for buried treasure.
The verdict
- Readers rate Five on a Treasure Island highest: Five on a Treasure Island 4.1 · The Gold-Bug 3.7.
- The Gold-Bug is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 3 for Five on a Treasure Island.
- Five on a Treasure Island has the widest readership — 37495 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Five on a Treasure Island | The Gold-Bug | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (37495) | 3.7 (7720) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (74) | 3.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (6) | — |
Reception
| Five on a Treasure Island | The Gold-Bug | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 37495 | 7720 |
| Editions | 85 | 210 |
| Citations | 14 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 16668 | 3380 |
| Reading it now | 1419 | 206 |
| Written reviews | 2014 | 574 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1696 | 4486 |
| Pages | 188 | 50 |