A rip in Heaven vs Last Yakuza: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: True Crime, Biography & Memoir
A rip in Heaven
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It was a headline story in the New York Times and USA Today. It was covered by Court TV and profiled on the Ricki Lake Show. Now, here is the intimate memoir of a shocking crime and its aftermath...one family's…
Last Yakuza
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The Last Yakuza tells the history of the yakuza like it’s never been told before.Makoto Saigo is half-American and half-Japanese in small-town Japan with a set of talents limited to playing guitar and picking fights.…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- A rip in Heaven has the widest readership — 15222 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| A rip in Heaven | Last Yakuza | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (15222) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.7 (6) | 4.1 (7) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (362) | 4.5 (23) |
Reception
| A rip in Heaven | Last Yakuza | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 15222 | 23 |
| Editions | 6 | 7 |
| Pages | 302 | 408 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A rip in Heaven or Last Yakuza?
A rip in Heaven has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A rip in Heaven 4.2/5, Last Yakuza 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: A rip in Heaven or Last Yakuza?
A rip in Heaven is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A rip in Heaven (302 pages, ≈ 5 h 36 m); Last Yakuza (408 pages, ≈ 7 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: A rip in Heaven or Last Yakuza?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A rip in Heaven: Moderate; Last Yakuza: Moderate.