City of gold vs The Only Woman in the Room: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World War II, World War, Fiction
City of gold
"The pace of the story is compulsive . . . it is a real pleasure to be swallowed up in Deighton's description of wartime Cairo."—Daily TelegraphJanuary 1942. Rommel, the fabled "Desert Fox," has pushed back the British…
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The Only Woman in the Room
Hedy Kiesler is lucky. Her beauty leads to a starring role in a controversial film and marriage to a powerful Austrian arms dealer, allowing her to evade Nazi persecution despite her Jewish heritage. But Hedy is also…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Only Woman in the Room highest: The Only Woman in the Room 4.0 · City of gold 3.7.
- The Only Woman in the Room is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 10 for City of gold.
- The Only Woman in the Room has the widest readership — 1647 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| City of gold | The Only Woman in the Room | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (1221) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 3.6 (63) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (1647) |
Reception
| City of gold | The Only Woman in the Room | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1221 | 1647 |
| Editions | 10 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 575 | — |
| Reading it now | 149 | — |
| Written reviews | 96 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 335 | — |
| Pages | 576 | 402 |