Dead sea vs Mountain Man: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Dead sea Dead sea Brian Keene · 2007 ★★★★☆ 3.9 344 pages · ≈ 6 h 22 m · Moderate
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With zombies taking over the cities, a group of humans escapes the carnage by taking a small Coast Guard ship out to sea, but there's no getting away—even in the wide ocean.

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Cover of Mountain Man Mountain Man Keith C Blackmore · 2012 ★★★★☆ 4.0 399 pages · ≈ 7 h 23 m · Moderate
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Boomstick.Samurai bat.Motorcycle leather.And the will to live amongst the unliving.Augustus Berry lives a day-to-day existence comprised of waking up, getting drunk, and preparing for the inevitable day when "they" will…

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The verdict

Scores by source

Dead seaMountain Man
Goodreads 3.9 (5868) 4.0 (6517)
Hardcover 3.6 (14) 4.0 (28)
Google Books 5.0 (1) —

Reception

Dead seaMountain Man
Ratings 5868 6517
Editions 4 3
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 5368 3957
Reading it now 92 717
Written reviews 366 514
Wikipedia attention 198 35
Pages 344 399

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Dead sea or Mountain Man?

Mountain Man has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Mountain Man 4.0/5, Dead sea 3.9/5).

Which is shorter to read: Dead sea or Mountain Man?

Dead sea is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Dead sea (344 pages, ≈ 6 h 22 m); Mountain Man (399 pages, ≈ 7 h 23 m).

Which is harder to read: Dead sea or Mountain Man?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Dead sea: Moderate; Mountain Man: Moderate.

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