Bad Blood vs Das Finanzkapital: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING, Technology, Finance, History

Bad Blood John Carreyrou · 2018 ★★★★☆ 4.4 352 pages · ≈ 6 h 31 m · Moderate

“Tim Kemp had good news for his team.”

Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup is a nonfiction book by journalist John Carreyrou, released May 21, 2018. It covers the rise and fall of Theranos, the multibillion-dollar biotech startup headed…

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Das Finanzkapital Rudolf Hilferding · 1904 ★★★★☆ 3.8 494 pages · ≈ 9 h 09 m · Challenging

„Das Finanzkapital“ ist eine „Studie über die jüngste Entwicklung des Kapitalismus“. Für Hilferding war die Entwicklung der Aktiengesellschaften und schließlich der Monopole ein wichtiger Schritt über den Kapitalismus…

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Side by side

The verdict

Readers rate Bad Blood highest: Bad Blood 4.4 · Das Finanzkapital 3.8.
Bad Blood is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 9 for Das Finanzkapital.
Bad Blood has the widest readership — 288442 ratings behind its score.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Bad Blood ≈ 6h vs 9h for Das Finanzkapital New to the genre? Bad Blood Moderate vs Challenging for Das Finanzkapital

Scores by source

	Bad Blood	Das Finanzkapital
Goodreads	4.4 (288442)	3.7 (39)
Hardcover	5.0 (1)	—
Google Books	5.0 (3)	—
Apple Books	4.5 (4510)	—
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Reception

	Bad Blood	Das Finanzkapital
Ratings	288442	39
Editions	19	31
Film adaptations	1	1
Want to read	241221	671
Reading it now	26542	13
Written reviews	24323	4
Wikipedia attention	226	—
Pages	352	494
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Bad Blood or Das Finanzkapital?

Bad Blood has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Bad Blood 4.4/5, Das Finanzkapital 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: Bad Blood or Das Finanzkapital?

Bad Blood is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Bad Blood (352 pages, ≈ 6 h 31 m); Das Finanzkapital (494 pages, ≈ 9 h 09 m).

Which is harder to read: Bad Blood or Das Finanzkapital?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Bad Blood: Moderate; Das Finanzkapital: Challenging.