Fire and Ice vs Through the Looking-Glass: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Fire and Ice
Seattle investigator J. P. Beaumont is working a series of murders in which six young women have been wrapped in tarps, doused with gasoline, and set on fire. Their charred remains have been scattered around various…
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Through the Looking-Glass
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work of children's literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), generally categorized in the fairy tale genre. It is the sequel to Alice's…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Through the Looking-Glass is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for Fire and Ice.
- Through the Looking-Glass has the widest readership — 5589 ratings behind its score.
- Through the Looking-Glass has the bigger screen life — 2 adaptations on record.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Fire and Ice | Through the Looking-Glass | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (5589) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (3) | 4.0 (922) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (244) | 4.0 (1832) |
Reception
| Fire and Ice | Through the Looking-Glass | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 244 | 5589 |
| Editions | 15 | 1379 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 2 |
| Want to read | — | 63818 |
| Pages | 464 | 94 |