Conviction vs The Confession: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Judicial error, Death Row Inmates, Legal stories, Fiction
Conviction
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When the body of nine-year old Thuy Sen is found in the San Francisco Bay, the police quickly charge Rennell and Payton Price with her grisly murder. A twelve-person jury, abetted by an incompetent defense lawyer, is…
The Confession
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An innocent man is about to be executed. Only a guilty man can save him. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, Travis Boyette abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He buried her…
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate The Confession highest: The Confession 3.9 · Conviction 3.6.
- The Confession has the widest readership — 82020 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Conviction | The Confession | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (82020) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (2) | 3.6 (74) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (2) | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (32) | 4.0 (2607) |
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Reception
| Conviction | The Confession | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 32 | 82020 |
| Editions | 7 | 33 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | 1151 |
| Pages | 482 | 454 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Conviction or The Confession?
The Confession has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Confession 3.9/5, Conviction 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Conviction or The Confession?
The Confession is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Confession (454 pages, ≈ 8 h 24 m); Conviction (482 pages, ≈ 8 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: Conviction or The Confession?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Conviction: Moderate; The Confession: Moderate.