Car crime vs The Windup Girl: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Aspect social, Social aspects
Car crime
Crime involving cars – whether involving offences by drivers or theft of and from cars – represents a substantial proportion of offences committed, and occupies an enormous amount of police time. But it is not always…
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The Windup Girl
What Happens when bio-terrorism becomes a tool for corporate profits? And what happens when said bio-terrorism forces humanity to the cusp of post-human evolution? In The Windup Girl, award-winning author Paolo…
The verdict
- Car crime is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for The Windup Girl.
- The Windup Girl reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 45 times.
- The Windup Girl runs the darker storyline; Car crime stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Car crime | The Windup Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (79157) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.8 (478) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (28) |
Reception
| Car crime | The Windup Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 79157 |
| Editions | 5 | 18 |
| Citations | 3 | 45 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 90224 |
| Reading it now | — | 3623 |
| Written reviews | — | 7456 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 3033 |
| Pages | 256 | 365 |