Jack and Kill vs The Blue Ice: Which Should You Read?
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Jack and Kill
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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author DIANE CAPRI Does It Again! NEW Hunt for Jack Reacher book! "Full of thrills and tension, but smart and human, too. Kim Otto is a great, great character - I love her." Lee…
The Blue Ice
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Ten years after George Farnell's disappearance, two lines of poetry and a lump of mineral ore are found. It's enough to send mineral expert Bill Gansert to Norway. But word of his findings has leaked out and Gansert…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Jack and Kill is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 4 for The Blue Ice.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Jack and Kill | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (449) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (8) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (135) | — |
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Reception
| Jack and Kill | The Blue Ice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 135 | 449 |
| Editions | 1 | 30 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 179 |
| Reading it now | — | 59 |
| Written reviews | — | 31 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 46 |
| Pages | 94 | 246 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Jack and Kill or The Blue Ice?
Jack and Kill has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Jack and Kill 3.9/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Jack and Kill or The Blue Ice?
Jack and Kill is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Jack and Kill (94 pages, ≈ 1 h 44 m); The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: Jack and Kill or The Blue Ice?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Jack and Kill: Moderate; The Blue Ice: Challenging.