Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.) vs It: Which Should You Read?

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Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.) Kevin J. Anderson · 2012 ★★★★☆ 3.7 302 pages · ≈ 5 h 36 m · Moderate

From a New York Times bestseller, "a zombie sleuth prowls the mean streets as he works a half-dozen seriously weird cases" in this urban sci-fi fantasy(Kirkus Reviews).   Single Dead Detective Seeks…

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It Stephen King · 1986 ★★★★☆ 4.2 1105 pages · ≈ 20 h 28 m · Challenging

“The terror, which would not end for another twenty-eight years-if it ever did end-began, so far as I know or can tell, with a boat made from a sheet of newspaper floating down a gutter swollen with rain.”

"It" is a 1986 horror novel by American author Stephen King. "It" was his 22nd book and his 17th novel written under his own name. The story follows the experiences of seven children as they are terrorized by an evil…

1 film adaptation

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The verdict

Readers rate It highest: It 4.2 · Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.) 3.7.
Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.) is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 20 for It.
It has the widest readership — 1315572 ratings behind its score.
It runs the darker storyline; Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.) stays the lighter read.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.) ≈ 5h vs 20h for It New to the genre? Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.) Moderate vs Challenging for It In the mood for something dark? It a darker storyline than Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.) Want something lighter? Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.) an easier tone than It

Scores by source

	Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.)	It
Goodreads	—	4.2 (1315572)
Hardcover	—	4.2 (1685)
Google Books	—	5.0 (1)
Apple Books	—	4.5 (3512)
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Reception

	Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.)	It
Ratings	1	1315572
Editions	8	95
Film adaptations	—	1
Want to read	—	982667
Reading it now	—	75935
Written reviews	—	46931
Wikipedia attention	—	37904
Pages	302	1105
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.) or It?

It has the higher combined reader rating across sources (It 4.2/5, Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.) 3.7/5).

Which is shorter to read: Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.) or It?

Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.) is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.) (302 pages, ≈ 5 h 36 m); It (1105 pages, ≈ 20 h 28 m).

Which is harder to read: Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.) or It?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.): Moderate; It: Challenging.

Have both books been made into films?

Death Warmed Over (Dan Shamble Zombie P. I.): no film adaptation on record; It: 5 film adaptations.