East Of Desolation vs Mother Night: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
East Of Desolation
“I brought the plane in low over the sea and took her up to three thousand as land appeared and beyond, through the harsh white moonlight, the Greenland icecap gleamed like a string of pearls.”
Classic adventure from the undisputed master of action and adrenalin-pumping suspense.When a plane crashes in the icy Greenland desert with no passengers on board, and no means of identification, Joe Martin is hired to…
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Mother Night
Mother Night is a daring challenge to our moral sense. American Howard W. Campbell, Jr., a spy during World War II, is now on trial in Israel as a Nazi war criminal. But is he really guilty? In this brilliant book rife…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Readers rate Mother Night highest: Mother Night 4.2 · East Of Desolation 3.6.
- Mother Night has the widest readership — 110884 ratings behind its score.
- Mother Night runs the darker storyline; East Of Desolation stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Mother Night
110884 ratings vs 1219 for East Of Desolation
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Mother Night
4.2 vs 3.6 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
Mother Night
a darker storyline than East Of Desolation
Want something lighter?
East Of Desolation
an easier tone than Mother Night
Scores by source
| East Of Desolation | Mother Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (1219) | 4.2 (110884) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (2) | 4.2 (376) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (398) |
Reception
| East Of Desolation | Mother Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1219 | 110884 |
| Editions | 31 | 60 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 457 | 96533 |
| Reading it now | 184 | 2696 |
| Written reviews | 92 | 6424 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 5376 |
| Pages | 210 | 206 |