Killing Time vs The Book of Accidents: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Supernatural, Paranormal, Thriller, Mystery, Fiction
Killing Time
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Returning to the entrancing supernatural territory of her popular novels Dream Man and Son of the Morning, New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard has written a sizzling new novel that is her most daring,…
The Book of Accidents
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Long ago, Nathan lived in a house in the country with his abusive father—and has never told his family what happened there. Long ago, Maddie was a little girl making dolls in her bedroom when she saw something she…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Killing Time highest: Killing Time 4.2 · The Book of Accidents 3.7.
- Killing Time is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 10 for The Book of Accidents.
- The Book of Accidents has the widest readership — 30554 ratings behind its score.
- The Book of Accidents runs the darker storyline; Killing Time stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Killing Time | The Book of Accidents | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (30554) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (9) | 3.9 (127) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (4) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (55) | 4.0 (394) |
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Reception
| Killing Time | The Book of Accidents | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 55 | 30554 |
| Editions | 19 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 87578 |
| Reading it now | — | 2430 |
| Written reviews | — | 4763 |
| Wikipedia attention | 181 | — |
| Pages | 325 | 540 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Killing Time or The Book of Accidents?
Killing Time has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Killing Time 4.2/5, The Book of Accidents 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Killing Time or The Book of Accidents?
Killing Time is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Killing Time (325 pages, ≈ 6 h 01 m); The Book of Accidents (540 pages, ≈ 10 h 00 m).
Which is harder to read: Killing Time or The Book of Accidents?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Killing Time: Moderate; The Book of Accidents: Moderate.