Dead city vs The Girl with All the Gifts: 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 Girl with All the Gifts
Melanie is a very special girl. Dr Caldwell calls her "our little genius." Every morning, Melanie waits in her cell to be collected for class. When they come for her, Sergeant keeps his gun pointing at her while two of…
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 7 for The Girl with All the Gifts.
- The Girl with All the Gifts has the widest readership — 3490 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Dead city | The Girl with All the Gifts | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (3490) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (17) | 4.0 (820) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (5) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (153) | — |
Reception
| Dead city | The Girl with All the Gifts | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 153 | 3490 |
| Editions | 4 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 29623 |
| Pages | 288 | 416 |