Breakdown vs The Sacrifice: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young adult works, Survival, Children's fiction
Breakdown
It is 2084. Nuclear radiation has poisoned the country. Society has fallen apart. Starvation is rampant, and power shortages have resulted in piles of obsolete gadgetry. Necessity has driven those who've survived to…
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The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice picks up after Small Sam and The Kid arrive at the Tower of London at the end of The Dead. Though Sam finds safety and friendship at the Tower with Jordan Hordern's crew, he can't settle down. The only…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Breakdown has the widest readership — 145 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Breakdown | The Sacrifice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (145) | — |
Reception
| Breakdown | The Sacrifice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 145 | 1 |
| Editions | 2 | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 180 | — |
| Reading it now | 4 | — |
| Written reviews | 22 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 528 | 273 |
| Pages | 418 | 504 |