A Lighthouse for the Lonely Heart vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?
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A Lighthouse for the Lonely Heart
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They find his body at the bottom of Heceta Head Lighthouse—Ed Boone, a longtime volunteer who commits suicide rather than see his grim diagnosis to its bitter end. The strangeness of the old man's death makes the local…
The Color of Death
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From the number-one New York Times bestselling author and FOX News host Trey Gowdy comes a dark mystery debut about a murder in a small South Carolina town. Assistant DA Colm Truesdale must pick up the pieces of his own…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Color of Death highest: The Color of Death 4.5 · A Lighthouse for the Lonely Heart 4.0.
- The Color of Death is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for A Lighthouse for the Lonely Heart.
- The Color of Death has the widest readership — 418 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Lighthouse for the Lonely Heart | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | — | 3.2 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (156) | 4.5 (418) |
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Reception
| A Lighthouse for the Lonely Heart | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 156 | 418 |
| Editions | — | 5 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 213 |
| Pages | 413 | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Lighthouse for the Lonely Heart or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, A Lighthouse for the Lonely Heart 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Lighthouse for the Lonely Heart or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Color of Death (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m); A Lighthouse for the Lonely Heart (413 pages, ≈ 7 h 39 m).
Which is harder to read: A Lighthouse for the Lonely Heart or The Color of Death?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Lighthouse for the Lonely Heart: Moderate; The Color of Death: Moderate.