Body brokers vs Fashionopolis: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Moral and ethical aspects, Economics
Body brokers
"You are a little soul carrying around a corpse." --Epictetus "Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will follow." --Matthew 24:28 Body Brokers is an audacious, disturbing, and compellingly written investigative…
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Fashionopolis
A “fascinating” (New York Times Book Review) investigation into the human and environmental cost of fast fashion and global supply chains—and what we can actually do to enact change“A glimpse into how consumerism,…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Body brokers is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Fashionopolis.
- Body brokers has the widest readership — 322 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Body brokers | Fashionopolis | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (322) | — |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 3.5 (4) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (15) |
Reception
| Body brokers | Fashionopolis | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 322 | 15 |
| Editions | 7 | 10 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 589 | — |
| Reading it now | 20 | — |
| Written reviews | 56 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 1020 |
| Pages | 205 | 400 |