Girls' Night Out vs Red Dragon: Which Should You Read?
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Girls' Night Out
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An e-original short story from New York Times bestselling author J. A. Jance, featuring a sneak peek of the next J. P. Beaumont novel, Den of Iniquity—Twinkle Winkleman finds herself in a dangerous, life-threatening…
Red Dragon
“WILL GRAHAM SAT Crawford down at a picnic table between the house and the ocean and gave him a glass of iced tea.”
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Red Dragon is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, first published in 1981. The plot follows former FBI profiler Will Graham, who comes out of retirement to find and apprehend an enigmatic serial-killer nicknamed…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Red Dragon has the widest readership — 383128 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Girls' Night Out | Red Dragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (2635) | 4.1 (383128) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (578) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (31) | 4.5 (1077) |
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Reception
| Girls' Night Out | Red Dragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2635 | 383128 |
| Editions | 1 | 60 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 343 | 244087 |
| Reading it now | 325 | 8787 |
| Written reviews | 115 | 10760 |
| Wikipedia attention | 125 | 28249 |
| Pages | — | 415 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Girls' Night Out or Red Dragon?
Girls' Night Out has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Girls' Night Out 4.2/5, Red Dragon 4.1/5).
Which is harder to read: Girls' Night Out or Red Dragon?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Girls' Night Out: Moderate; Red Dragon: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Girls' Night Out: no film adaptation on record; Red Dragon: 5 film adaptations.