Blue Hand vs Illusions: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Blue Hand Blue Hand Edgar Wallace · 1923 ★★★★☆ 3.9 248 pages · ≈ 4 h 36 m · Challenging

Jim Steele, a clerk for a prominent London attorney, has the distasteful task of assisting a notorious client, Digby Groat, who stands to inherit the Jonathan Danton fortune. Danton’s infant daughter and closest heir,…

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1 film adaptation
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Cover of Illusions Illusions Richard Bach · 1977 ★★★★☆ 4.4 144 pages · ≈ 2 h 40 m · Moderate

Wonderfully written, a glimpse into faith, self-reliance and friendship, witty and thought provoking. Barnstorming pilot meets a messianic man who has misgivings about his purpose. His scripture is captured in a greasy…

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Blue HandIllusions
Hardcover — 4.0 (114)
Google Books — 5.0 (5)
Apple Books 4.0 (11) 4.5 (369)

Reception

Blue HandIllusions
Ratings 11 369
Editions 67 34
Film adaptations 1 1
Wikipedia attention 40 4865
Pages 248 144

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