Dead city vs The boy on the bridge: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Viruses, Zombies, Fiction
Dead city
In the wake of five cataclysmic hurricanes, a deadly virus breaks out in Texas, returning the dead to life with an insatiable hunger for human flesh.
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The boy on the bridge
"Once upon a time, in a land blighted by terror, there was a very clever boy. The people thought the boy could save them, so they opened their gates and sent him out into the world. To where the monsters lived."--Dust…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Dead city is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for The boy on the bridge.
- The boy on the bridge has the widest readership — 31091 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Dead city | The boy on the bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (31091) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (17) | 3.9 (133) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (5) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (153) | — |
Reception
| Dead city | The boy on the bridge | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 153 | 31091 |
| Editions | 4 | 10 |
| Want to read | — | 44273 |
| Reading it now | — | 2156 |
| Written reviews | — | 3666 |
| Pages | 288 | 432 |