The Thief vs When We Were Orphans: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Detectives, Private investigators, Fiction
The Thief
On the ocean liner Mauritania, two European scientists with a dramatic new invention are barely rescued from abduction by the Van Dorn Detective Agency's intrepid chief investigator, Isaac Bell. Unfortunately, they are…
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When We Were Orphans
'You seldom read a novel that so convinces you it is extending the possibilities of fiction.' Sunday TimesEngland, 1930s. Christopher Banks has become the country's most celebrated detective, his cases the talk of…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Thief highest: The Thief 4.0 · When We Were Orphans 3.5.
- When We Were Orphans has the widest readership — 49633 ratings behind its score.
- When We Were Orphans runs the darker storyline; The Thief stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Thief | When We Were Orphans | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.5 (49633) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (16) | 3.5 (83) |
| Google Books | 2.5 (10) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (690) | 4.0 (130) |
Reception
| The Thief | When We Were Orphans | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 690 | 49633 |
| Editions | 16 | 38 |
| Citations | — | 41 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 46684 |
| Reading it now | — | 2606 |
| Written reviews | — | 5075 |
| Wikipedia attention | 392 | 3762 |
| Pages | 368 | 372 |