Daughter of Smoke and Bone vs The Book of the Dead: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Seventeen-year-old Karou, a lovely, enigmatic art student in a Prague boarding school, carries a sketchbook of hideous, frightening monsters--the chimaerae who form the only family she has ever known.
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The Book of the Dead
The Book of the Dead is the title now commonly given to the great collection of funerary texts which the ancient Egyptian scribes composed for the benefit of the dead. These consist of spells and incantations, hymns and…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Book of the Dead is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for Daughter of Smoke and Bone.
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone has the widest readership — 388242 ratings behind its score.
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone runs the darker storyline; The Book of the Dead stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
The Book of the Dead
≈ 1h vs 8h for Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
388242 ratings vs 6405 for The Book of the Dead
New to the genre?
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Light vs Demanding for The Book of the Dead
In the mood for something dark?
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
a darker storyline than The Book of the Dead
Want something lighter?
The Book of the Dead
an easier tone than Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Scores by source
| Daughter of Smoke and Bone | The Book of the Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (388242) | 3.9 (6405) |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (8) |
Reception
| Daughter of Smoke and Bone | The Book of the Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 388242 | 6405 |
| Editions | 33 | 85 |
| Citations | — | 73 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 439556 | 19250 |
| Reading it now | 8086 | 2407 |
| Written reviews | 36064 | 426 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1295 | 22983 |
| Pages | 457 | 43 |