Death of a saint vs Undead: Which Should You Read?
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Death of a saint
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"Secrets. Everyone has them. But what if your secret is something so unthinkable that you can't even admit it to yourself? Exiled from the city enclave for crimes against the Resurrectionist State, teen rebels Lele,…
Undead
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Out of sight, out of their minds: It's a school-trip splatter fest and completely not cool when the other kids in her class go all braindead on new girl Bobby.The day of the ski trip, when the bus comes to a stop at a…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Undead has the widest readership — 3712 ratings behind its score.
- Undead runs the darker storyline; Death of a saint stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Death of a saint | Undead | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (132) | 3.9 (3712) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (8) |
Reception
| Death of a saint | Undead | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 132 | 3712 |
| Editions | 3 | 5 |
| Citations | 5 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 138 | 5743 |
| Reading it now | 7 | 75 |
| Written reviews | 20 | 594 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 9440 |
| Pages | 384 | 304 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Death of a saint or Undead?
Death of a saint has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Death of a saint 3.9/5, Undead 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Death of a saint or Undead?
Undead is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Undead (304 pages, ≈ 5 h 38 m); Death of a saint (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: Death of a saint or Undead?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Death of a saint: Moderate; Undead: Moderate.