Body Double vs The Girls: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Adoptees, Twins, Sisters, Psychological fiction, Fiction
Body Double
“A ROW OF SKULLS glared from atop a wall of intricately stacked femurs and tibias.”
Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles literally meets her match--and must face a savage serial killer and shattering personal revelations--in the brilliant new novel of suspense by the New York Times bestselling…
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The Girls
'I have never looked into my sister's eyes. I have never bathed alone. I have never stood in the grass at night and raised my arms to a beguiling moon. I've never used an aeroplane bathroom. Or worn a hat. Or been…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Girls has the widest readership — 250569 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Body Double | The Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.3 (2166) | 3.5 (250569) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (79) | 4.1 (9) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (5) | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (332) | 3.5 (5) |
Reception
| Body Double | The Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2166 | 250569 |
| Editions | 30 | 22 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 17888 |
| Reading it now | — | 535 |
| Written reviews | — | 2462 |
| Wikipedia attention | 338 | 210 |
| Pages | 358 | 352 |