Catch and Kill vs Get Shorty: Which Should You Read?
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Catch and Kill
In this newly updated edition of the “meticulous and devastating” (Associated Press) account of violence and espionage that spent months on the New York Times Bestsellers list, Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a…
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Get Shorty
Mob-connected loanshark Chili Palmer is sick of the Miami grind -- plus his "friends" have a bad habit of dying there. So when he chases a deadbeat client out to Hollywood, Chili figures he might like to stay. This town…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Catch and Kill highest: Catch and Kill 4.5 · Get Shorty 4.0.
- Get Shorty is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Catch and Kill.
- Get Shorty has the widest readership — 26091 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Catch and Kill | Get Shorty | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (26091) |
| Hardcover | 4.5 (234) | 3.7 (58) |
| Google Books | — | 4.0 (5) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1387) | 4.0 (90) |
Reception
| Catch and Kill | Get Shorty | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1387 | 26091 |
| Editions | 13 | 31 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 16006 |
| Reading it now | — | 1175 |
| Written reviews | — | 1090 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1237 | 2820 |
| Pages | 472 | 292 |