Aftermath vs The Golden Bough: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Superstition, Religion, Mythology, Magic
Aftermath
Shows how and why our financial markets are being artificially inflated and what smart investors can do to protect their assets. What goes up must come down. The dizzying heights of the stock market can't continue…
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The Golden Bough
Wikipedia - "The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (retitled The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion in its second edition) is a wide-ranging, comparative study of mythology and religion, written by…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Golden Bough is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for Aftermath.
- The Golden Bough has the widest readership — 8820 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Aftermath | The Golden Bough | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (8820) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 3.9 (11) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (13) |
Reception
| Aftermath | The Golden Bough | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 8820 |
| Editions | 16 | 374 |
| Citations | — | 703 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 26923 |
| Reading it now | — | 2261 |
| Written reviews | — | 473 |
| Wikipedia attention | 730 | 10326 |
| Pages | 494 | 269 |