Gone Girl vs The Lace Reader: Which Should You Read?
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Gone Girl
“When I think of my wife, I always think of her head.”
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Gone Girl is a 2012 crime thriller novel by American writer Gillian Flynn. It was published by Crown Publishing Group in June 2012. The novel became popular and made the New York Times Best Seller list. The sense of…
The Lace Reader
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The Lace Reader (2006) is a novel by Brunonia Barry. The novel is set in Salem, Massachusetts, the American town famous for the Salem witch trials. A crucial plot device is the Ipswich lace that the protagonist's family…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Gone Girl highest: Gone Girl 4.0 · The Lace Reader 3.5.
- The Lace Reader has the widest readership — 29555 ratings behind its score.
- The Lace Reader runs the darker storyline; Gone Girl stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Gone Girl | The Lace Reader | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.5 (29555) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (6) | 3.2 (26) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (151) | 2.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (13443) | — |
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Reception
| Gone Girl | The Lace Reader | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 13443 | 29555 |
| Editions | 48 | 33 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 13018 |
| Reading it now | — | 797 |
| Written reviews | — | 4555 |
| Wikipedia attention | 27003 | 82 |
| Pages | 440 | 393 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Gone Girl or The Lace Reader?
Gone Girl has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Gone Girl 4.0/5, The Lace Reader 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Gone Girl or The Lace Reader?
The Lace Reader is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Lace Reader (393 pages, ≈ 7 h 17 m); Gone Girl (440 pages, ≈ 8 h 09 m).
Which is harder to read: Gone Girl or The Lace Reader?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Gone Girl: Moderate; The Lace Reader: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Gone Girl: 1 film adaptation; The Lace Reader: no film adaptation on record.