Absolute Friends vs Black Friday: Which Should You Read?
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Absolute Friends
Ted Mundy, British soldier's son born 1947 in the shining-new Republic of Pakistan, is friends with Sasha, refugee son of an East German Lutheran pastor. The two men meet first as students in riot-torn West Berlin of…
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Black Friday
A string of #1 blockbusters from Along Came a Spider to Cat & Mouse. Now read James Patterson's BLACK FRIDAY.The breathtaking suspense of Kiss the Girls and the authenticity of N.Y.P.D. Blue: Welcome to James…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Black Friday has the widest readership — 14429 ratings behind its score.
- Black Friday runs the darker storyline; Absolute Friends stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Absolute Friends | Black Friday | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (9145) | 3.7 (14429) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (11) | 2.8 (7) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (86) | 4.0 (69) |
Reception
| Absolute Friends | Black Friday | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9145 | 14429 |
| Editions | 37 | 45 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 7286 |
| Reading it now | — | 1135 |
| Written reviews | — | 428 |
| Wikipedia attention | 677 | 890 |
| Pages | 384 | 400 |