Goodnight Nobody vs Into Oblivion: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Goodnight Nobody Goodnight Nobody Paul Von Helsing · 2000 ★★★★☆ 3.6 Moderate
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Cover of Into Oblivion Into Oblivion Arnaldur Indriðason · 2016 ★★★★☆ 3.8 345 pages · ≈ 6 h 23 m · Moderate
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"Into Oblivion, the follow-up to the gritty prequel Reykjavik Nights, gives devoted fans another glimpse of Erlendur in his early days as a young, budding detective. A woman swims in a remote, milky-blue lagoon. Steam…

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Goodnight NobodyInto Oblivion
Goodreads 3.6 (61593) 3.8 (4507)
Hardcover 3.4 (18) 2.5 (2)
Apple Books — 4.5 (56)

Reception

Goodnight NobodyInto Oblivion
Ratings 61593 4507
Editions 1 1
Film adaptations — 1
Want to read 33500 2044
Reading it now 1168 324
Written reviews 2324 515
Wikipedia attention 48 19
Pages — 345

Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Goodnight Nobody or Into Oblivion?

Into Oblivion has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Into Oblivion 3.8/5, Goodnight Nobody 3.6/5).

Which is harder to read: Goodnight Nobody or Into Oblivion?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Goodnight Nobody: Moderate; Into Oblivion: Moderate.

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