Fractured vs Run Away: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Daughters, Homicide, Murder, Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Fractured
"Breathless tension!" raved the San Francisco Chronicle. "One of [the year's] most remarkable achievements," crowed the Philadelphia Inquirer. Karin Slaughter dazzled readers and critics alike with Triptych, her New…
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Run Away
You've lost your daughter. She's addicted to drugs and to an abusive boyfriend. And she's made it clear that she doesn't want to be found. Then, by chance, you see her playing guitar in Central Park. But she's not the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Fractured has the widest readership — 106848 ratings behind its score.
- Run Away runs the darker storyline; Fractured stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Fractured | Run Away | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (106848) | 4.1 (84815) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (100) | 3.9 (84) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1311) | 4.0 (2680) |
Reception
| Fractured | Run Away | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 106848 | 84815 |
| Editions | 16 | 26 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 38347 | 92702 |
| Reading it now | 7188 | 15875 |
| Written reviews | 4821 | 7142 |
| Wikipedia attention | 655 | 100603 |
| Pages | 480 | 384 |