A Burial at Sea vs Sharp Objects: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Investigation, Murder, Fiction

A Burial at Sea

A Burial at Sea Charles Finch · 2011 ★★★★☆ 4.4 314 pages · ≈ 5 h 49 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

Sharp Objects Gillian Flynn · 2006 ★★★★☆ 4.0 312 pages · ≈ 5 h 47 m · Light Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate A Burial at Sea higher: 4.4 vs 4.0 from 207 votes.
Sharp Objects is the easier read (Light), A Burial at Sea more demanding (Moderate).