Last Call vs Red Dragon: Which Should You Read?
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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…
Red Dragon
“WILL GRAHAM SAT Crawford down at a picnic table between the house and the ocean and gave him a glass of iced tea.”
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Red Dragon is a novel by American author Thomas Harris, first published in 1981. The plot follows former FBI profiler Will Graham, who comes out of retirement to find and apprehend an enigmatic serial-killer nicknamed…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Red Dragon is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 10 for Last Call.
- Red Dragon has the widest readership — 383128 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Last Call | Red Dragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (383128) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (41) | 4.0 (578) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (5) | 4.5 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (55) | 4.5 (1077) |
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Reception
| Last Call | Red Dragon | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 55 | 383128 |
| Editions | 14 | 60 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 244087 |
| Reading it now | — | 8787 |
| Written reviews | — | 10760 |
| Wikipedia attention | 698 | 28249 |
| Pages | 544 | 415 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Last Call or Red Dragon?
Last Call has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Last Call 4.2/5, Red Dragon 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: Last Call or Red Dragon?
Red Dragon is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Red Dragon (415 pages, ≈ 7 h 41 m); Last Call (544 pages, ≈ 10 h 04 m).
Which is harder to read: Last Call or Red Dragon?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Last Call: Moderate; Red Dragon: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Last Call: no film adaptation on record; Red Dragon: 5 film adaptations.