Cathedral vs The Icarus agenda: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Hostages, Terrorists, Thriller, Fiction
Cathedral
St. Patrick's Day, New York City. Everyone is celebrating, but everyone is in for the shock of his life. Born into the heat and hatred of the Northern Ireland conflict, IRA man Brian Flynn has masterminded a brilliant…
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The Icarus agenda
Colorado Congressman Evan Kendrick is trying to live out his term quietly when a political mole reveals his deepest secret: Kendrick was the anonymous hero who freed the hostages held by Arab terrorists in the American…
The verdict
- Readers rate Cathedral highest: Cathedral 4.2 · The Icarus agenda 4.0.
- Cathedral is the quickest read — about 9 hours vs 12 for The Icarus agenda.
- Cathedral has the widest readership — 41656 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Cathedral | The Icarus agenda | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (41656) | 4.0 (32177) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (14) | 3.5 (31) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (172) | 4.5 (42) |
Reception
| Cathedral | The Icarus agenda | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 41656 | 32177 |
| Editions | 43 | 11 |
| Citations | — | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3492 | 7255 |
| Reading it now | 2036 | 409 |
| Written reviews | 476 | 246 |
| Wikipedia attention | 159 | 395 |
| Pages | 527 | 677 |