The Key to Rebecca vs XPD: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Secret service, World War II, World War, Spy Fiction, English literature, Thriller
The Key to Rebecca
“THE LAST CAMEL COLLAPSED AT NOON.”
Roman over een Duitse spionageoperatie tijdens de oorlog in de Noordafrikaanse woestijn in 1942.
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XPD
“A stunning spy story… incomparable.” – The GuardianIt’s 1979, and a group of former SS officers are devising a plan to seize power in West Germany. XPD is a brilliant novel constructed around a supposition that…
The verdict
- Readers rate The Key to Rebecca highest: The Key to Rebecca 4.0 · XPD 3.8.
- The Key to Rebecca is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 8 for XPD.
- XPD has the widest readership — 2304 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Key to Rebecca | XPD | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (2304) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (57) | 3.3 (6) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (1192) | — |
Reception
| The Key to Rebecca | XPD | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1192 | 2304 |
| Editions | 45 | 31 |
| Citations | 3 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 797 |
| Reading it now | — | 79 |
| Written reviews | — | 75 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1676 | 272 |
| Pages | 341 | 450 |