Brutal vs Paddy Whacked: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Irish American criminals, Irish Americans, Gangsters, Organized crime, Criminals, True Crime

Cover of Brutal

Brutal Kevin Weeks · 2006 ★★★★☆ 3.8 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Paddy Whacked

Paddy Whacked T. J. English · 2005 ★★★★☆ 4.2 480 pages · ≈ 8 h 53 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Paddy Whacked higher: 4.2 vs 3.8 from 44 votes.
Brutal is the quicker read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Paddy Whacked.

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