Last Yakuza vs The Hit Charade: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: True Crime, Biography & Memoir
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.…
The Hit Charade
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The verdict
- Readers rate Last Yakuza highest: Last Yakuza 4.1 · The Hit Charade 3.4.
- The Hit Charade has the widest readership — 133 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Last Yakuza | The Hit Charade | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.4 (133) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (7) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (23) | — |
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Reception
| Last Yakuza | The Hit Charade | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 23 | 133 |
| Editions | 7 | 7 |
| Want to read | — | 271 |
| Reading it now | — | 23 |
| Written reviews | — | 19 |
| Pages | 408 | 320 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Last Yakuza or The Hit Charade?
Last Yakuza has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Last Yakuza 4.1/5, The Hit Charade 3.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: Last Yakuza or The Hit Charade?
The Hit Charade is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Hit Charade (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m); Last Yakuza (408 pages, ≈ 7 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: Last Yakuza or The Hit Charade?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Last Yakuza: Moderate; The Hit Charade: Moderate.