金閣寺 vs ダンス・ダンス・ダンス: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Near and far eastern fiction, Japan, Fiction
金閣寺
The son of a poor rural priest becomes an acolyte at the Temple of the Golden Pavilion. Mizoguchi had built up an image of ideal beauty in his mind based on this Golden Pavilion; this ideal image causes him to feel…
1 film adaptation
vs
ダンス・ダンス・ダンス
“I often dream about the Dolphin Hotel.”
He burst upon the international scene with the wildly acclaimed A Wild Sheep Chase. He quickly came to represent the quirky voice of a new generation of Japanese writers. Now Haruki Murakami gives us his wittiest,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- 金閣寺 is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for ダンス・ダンス・ダンス.
- ダンス・ダンス・ダンス has the widest readership — 102956 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| 金閣寺 | ダンス・ダンス・ダンス | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (4) | 4.0 (102956) |
Reception
| 金閣寺 | ダンス・ダンス・ダンス | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4 | 102956 |
| Editions | 28 | 25 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 153 | — |
| Pages | 262 | 393 |