Dead Inside vs Exquisite Corpse: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Cannibalism, Horror
Dead Inside
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A young hospital security guard with a disturbingly unique taste in women. A maternity doctor with a horrifically unusual appetite. When the two of them meet, they embark on a journey of self-discovery while…
Exquisite Corpse
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To serial slayer Andrew Compton, murder is an art, the most intimate art. After feigning his own death to escape from prison, Compton makes his way to the United States with the sole ambition of bringing his "art" to…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Exquisite Corpse highest: Exquisite Corpse 3.8 · Dead Inside 3.4.
- Exquisite Corpse has the widest readership — 28287 ratings behind its score.
- Exquisite Corpse runs the darker storyline; Dead Inside stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Dead Inside | Exquisite Corpse | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (28287) |
| Hardcover | 2.9 (52) | 3.4 (77) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (284) | 4.0 (168) |
Reception
| Dead Inside | Exquisite Corpse | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 284 | 28287 |
| Editions | 4 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 71871 |
| Reading it now | — | 1961 |
| Written reviews | — | 4553 |
| Wikipedia attention | 80 | 4835 |
| Pages | 166 | 244 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Dead Inside or Exquisite Corpse?
Exquisite Corpse has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Exquisite Corpse 3.8/5, Dead Inside 3.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: Dead Inside or Exquisite Corpse?
Dead Inside is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Dead Inside (166 pages, ≈ 3 h 04 m); Exquisite Corpse (244 pages, ≈ 4 h 31 m).
Which is harder to read: Dead Inside or Exquisite Corpse?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Dead Inside: Moderate; Exquisite Corpse: Moderate.