The golden vs The Night Watch: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Vampires, Fiction
The golden
In the mid-nineteenth century, vampires gather at Castle Banat, one of their most sprawling and ancient warrens. Their five-hundred-year breeding project has produced the Golden, a mortal of perfect blood, and they've…
1 film adaptation
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The Night Watch
The Night Watch series has caused a sensation never before seen in Russia -- its popularity is frenzied and unprecedented, and driven by a truly great, epic story. In 2005 Fox Searchlight announced it had acquired the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The golden is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for The Night Watch.
- The Night Watch has the widest readership — 33985 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| The golden | The Night Watch | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (17922) | 3.7 (33985) |
| Hardcover | 4.3 (6) | 3.9 (212) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (15) |
Reception
| The golden | The Night Watch | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 17922 | 33985 |
| Editions | 9 | 14 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 21293 | — |
| Reading it now | 1151 | — |
| Written reviews | 1497 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 21448 |
| Pages | 228 | 475 |