Blue Hand vs In black and white: Which Should You Read?
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Jim Steele, a clerk for a prominent London attorney, has the distasteful task of assisting a notorious client, Digby Groat, who stands to inherit the Jonathan Danton fortune. Danton’s infant daughter and closest heir,…
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The verdict
- Readers rate In black and white highest: In black and white 4.2 · Blue Hand 3.9.
- In black and white is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for Blue Hand.
- In black and white has the widest readership — 2220 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Blue Hand | In black and white | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (2220) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (11) | — |
Reception
| Blue Hand | In black and white | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 11 | 2220 |
| Editions | 67 | 35 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 31 |
| Reading it now | — | 3 |
| Written reviews | — | 6 |
| Wikipedia attention | 40 | 126 |
| Pages | 248 | 96 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Blue Hand or In black and white?
In black and white has the higher combined reader rating across sources (In black and white 4.2/5, Blue Hand 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Blue Hand or In black and white?
In black and white is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: In black and white (96 pages, ≈ 1 h 47 m); Blue Hand (248 pages, ≈ 4 h 36 m).
Which is harder to read: Blue Hand or In black and white?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Blue Hand: Challenging; In black and white: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Blue Hand: 2 film adaptations; In black and white: no film adaptation on record.