Last Call vs Prayers for rain: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
Last Call
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One–time professional gambler Scott Crane hasn't returned to Las Vegas, or held a hand of cards, in ten years. But troubling nightmares about a strange poker game he once attended on a houseboat on Lake Mead –– a…
Prayers for rain
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The master of the new noir, Dennis Lehane delivers a shattering tale of evil, depravity, and justice that captures the dark realism of Boston’s gritty blue-collar streets.Private Investigator Patrick Kenzie wants to…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Prayers for rain has the widest readership — 24714 ratings behind its score.
- Prayers for rain runs the darker storyline; Last Call stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Last Call | Prayers for rain | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (24714) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (41) | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (5) | 4.0 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (55) | 4.5 (333) |
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Reception
| Last Call | Prayers for rain | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 55 | 24714 |
| Editions | 14 | 34 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 7824 |
| Reading it now | — | 1100 |
| Written reviews | — | 1108 |
| Wikipedia attention | 698 | 519 |
| Pages | 544 | 478 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Last Call or Prayers for rain?
Last Call has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Last Call 4.2/5, Prayers for rain 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: Last Call or Prayers for rain?
Prayers for rain is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Prayers for rain (478 pages, ≈ 8 h 51 m); Last Call (544 pages, ≈ 10 h 04 m).
Which is harder to read: Last Call or Prayers for rain?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Last Call: Moderate; Prayers for rain: Moderate.