An Ecstasy of Bones vs The Blue Ice: Which Should You Read?
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An Ecstasy of Bones
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Copycat murders. Wren Delacroix doesn't like them. They aren't easy to profile, and this one is no exception. Whoever killed Oliver Campbell had intimate knowledge of a previous set of murders, and Wren can't be sure…
The Blue Ice
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Ten years after George Farnell's disappearance, two lines of poetry and a lump of mineral ore are found. It's enough to send mineral expert Bill Gansert to Norway. But word of his findings has leaked out and Gansert…
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate An Ecstasy of Bones highest: An Ecstasy of Bones 4.3 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| An Ecstasy of Bones | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (235) | 3.8 (449) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.0 (3) |
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Reception
| An Ecstasy of Bones | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 235 | 449 |
| Editions | — | 30 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 33 | 179 |
| Reading it now | 106 | 59 |
| Written reviews | 12 | 31 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 46 |
| Pages | 203 | 246 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: An Ecstasy of Bones or The Blue Ice?
An Ecstasy of Bones has the higher combined reader rating across sources (An Ecstasy of Bones 4.3/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: An Ecstasy of Bones or The Blue Ice?
An Ecstasy of Bones is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: An Ecstasy of Bones (203 pages, ≈ 3 h 46 m); The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: An Ecstasy of Bones or The Blue Ice?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — An Ecstasy of Bones: Moderate; The Blue Ice: Challenging.