Bad Man vs The Time Traveler's Wife: Which Should You Read?
Bad Man
Reddit horror sensation Dathan Auerbach delivers a devilishly dark novel about a young boy who goes missing, and the brother who won't stop looking for him. Eric disappeared when he was three years old. Ben looked away…
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The Time Traveler's Wife
Audrey Niffenegger's innovative debut, The Time Traveler's Wife, is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Bad Man is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 10 for The Time Traveler's Wife.
- The Time Traveler's Wife has the widest readership — 1876590 ratings behind its score.
- The Time Traveler's Wife runs the darker storyline; Bad Man stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Bad Man | The Time Traveler's Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (1876590) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (21) | 3.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (81) | 4.0 (28) |
Reception
| Bad Man | The Time Traveler's Wife | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 81 | 1876590 |
| Editions | 1 | 36 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1163826 |
| Pages | 386 | 543 |