Blind Faith vs Crimes of Passion: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Case studies, True Crime, Murder
Blind Faith
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The Marshalls were the model family of Tom’s River, New Jersey, living the American dream of all that money could buy. Rob Marshall was the big breadwinner, king of the country club set. Maria Marshall was his…
Crimes of Passion
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The very term "crimes of passion" evokes deep-seated, atavistic responses in everyone's heart. These are the crimes that are born in the emotional core of women and men who are pushed to do the unthinkable. There are…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Crimes of Passion is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Blind Faith.
- Blind Faith has the widest readership — 7479 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Blind Faith | Crimes of Passion | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (7479) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (8) | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (131) | — |
Reception
| Blind Faith | Crimes of Passion | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 7479 | 1 |
| Editions | 7 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3574 | — |
| Reading it now | 319 | — |
| Written reviews | 199 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 400 | 75 |
| Pages | 448 | 239 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Blind Faith or Crimes of Passion?
Crimes of Passion has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Crimes of Passion 3.8/5, Blind Faith 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Blind Faith or Crimes of Passion?
Crimes of Passion is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Crimes of Passion (239 pages, ≈ 4 h 26 m); Blind Faith (448 pages, ≈ 8 h 18 m).
Which is harder to read: Blind Faith or Crimes of Passion?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Blind Faith: Moderate; Crimes of Passion: Moderate.