Hour Game vs Simple Genius: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Government investigators, Secret service, American literature, Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Hour Game
He's copying famous serial killers and the game has just begun. A woman is found murdered in the woods. It seems like a simple case but it soon escalates into a terrible nightmare. Someone is replicating the killing…
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Simple Genius
In a world of secrets, human genius is power.And sometimes it is simply deadly...A three-hour drive from Washington, D.C., two clandestine institutions face each other across a heavily guarded river. One is the world's…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Hour Game has the widest readership — 60185 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Hour Game | Simple Genius | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (60185) | 4.0 (52888) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (69) | 3.6 (69) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (19) | 4.0 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (1468) | 4.5 (1233) |
Reception
| Hour Game | Simple Genius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 60185 | 52888 |
| Editions | 46 | 35 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 10481 | 9586 |
| Reading it now | 8480 | 6809 |
| Written reviews | 2562 | 2324 |
| Wikipedia attention | 298 | 421 |
| Pages | 437 | 400 |