Eye of the Beholder vs Mother Night: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Trials, Fiction
Eye of the Beholder
Edgar Award-winner David Ellis shifts gears to deliver a stunning new thriller where every character has a secret-and every secret has a price.David Ellis's In the Company of Liars is an audaciously inventive thriller.…
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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 · Eye of the Beholder 3.9.
- Mother Night is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 7 for Eye of the Beholder.
- Mother Night has the widest readership — 110884 ratings behind its score.
- Mother Night runs the darker storyline; Eye of the Beholder stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
Mother Night
≈ 3h vs 7h for Eye of the Beholder
Want the crowd-tested pick?
Mother Night
110884 ratings vs 8983 for Eye of the Beholder
Just want the better-reviewed one?
Mother Night
4.2 vs 3.9 from readers
In the mood for something dark?
Mother Night
a darker storyline than Eye of the Beholder
Want something lighter?
Eye of the Beholder
an easier tone than Mother Night
Scores by source
| Eye of the Beholder | Mother Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (8983) | 4.2 (110884) |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | 4.2 (376) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (398) |
Reception
| Eye of the Beholder | Mother Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8983 | 110884 |
| Editions | 8 | 60 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 9334 | 96533 |
| Reading it now | 78 | 2696 |
| Written reviews | 159 | 6424 |
| Wikipedia attention | 913 | 5376 |
| Pages | 394 | 206 |