From Russia with Love vs Trigger Mortis: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Bond, James Bond, Intelligence officers, Intelligence service, Great Britain, Spy Fiction
From Russia with Love
James Bond is marked for death by the Soviet counterintelligence agency SMERSH in Ian Fleming’s masterful spy thriller, and the novel that President John F. Kennedy named one of his favourite books of all time. SMERSH…
1 film adaptation
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Trigger Mortis
It's 1957 and James Bond (agent 007) has only just survived his showdown with Auric Goldfinger at Fort Knox. By his side is Pussy Galore, who was with him at the end. Unknown to either of them, the USSR and the West are…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- From Russia with Love is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for Trigger Mortis.
- From Russia with Love has the widest readership — 2011 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| From Russia with Love | Trigger Mortis | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (2011) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (117) | 3.4 (33) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (41) | 4.0 (165) |
Reception
| From Russia with Love | Trigger Mortis | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2011 | 165 |
| Editions | 150 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 16256 | — |
| Reading it now | 8 | — |
| Written reviews | 2011 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 4710 | 1424 |
| Pages | 187 | 320 |