Last Yakuza vs Seven Bones: Which Should You Read?
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Last Yakuza
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The Last Yakuza tells the history of the yakuza like it’s never been told before.Makoto Saigo is half-American and half-Japanese in small-town Japan with a set of talents limited to playing guitar and picking fights.…
Seven Bones
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Seven Bones is the story of one of the more bizarre murder investigations in Australia’s criminal history. Two wives die in suspicious circumstances: co-incidence or, as husband Thomas Keir describes it, ‘bad…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Last Yakuza highest: Last Yakuza 4.1 · Seven Bones 3.7.
- Seven Bones is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Last Yakuza.
- Seven Bones has the widest readership — 312 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Last Yakuza | Seven Bones | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (312) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (7) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (23) | — |
Reception
| Last Yakuza | Seven Bones | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 23 | 312 |
| Editions | 7 | 5 |
| Want to read | — | 152 |
| Reading it now | — | 24 |
| Written reviews | — | 38 |
| Pages | 408 | 284 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Last Yakuza or Seven Bones?
Last Yakuza has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Last Yakuza 4.1/5, Seven Bones 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Last Yakuza or Seven Bones?
Seven Bones is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Seven Bones (284 pages, ≈ 5 h 16 m); Last Yakuza (408 pages, ≈ 7 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: Last Yakuza or Seven Bones?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Last Yakuza: Moderate; Seven Bones: Moderate.