Left Behind vs The Mark: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fin del mundo, Steele, Rapture, Rayford Steele, Novela cristiana, End of the world
Left Behind
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Without any warning, passengers mysteriously disappear from their seats. Terror and chaos slowly spread not only through the plane but also worldwide as unusual events continue to unfold. For those who have been left…
The Mark
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The international fiction series phenomenon continues. Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim LaHaye pick up the exciting end-times saga where The Indwelling left off. The evil world leader Nicolae Carpathia officially takes his…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Mark highest: The Mark 4.4 · Left Behind 3.9.
- Left Behind has the widest readership — 250443 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Left Behind | The Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (250443) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (16) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (103) |
Reception
| Left Behind | The Mark | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 250443 | 103 |
| Editions | 26 | 17 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 78372 | — |
| Reading it now | 3249 | — |
| Written reviews | 4950 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 13239 | 67 |
| Pages | 343 | 381 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Left Behind or The Mark?
The Mark has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Mark 4.4/5, Left Behind 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Left Behind or The Mark?
Left Behind is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Left Behind (343 pages, ≈ 6 h 21 m); The Mark (381 pages, ≈ 7 h 03 m).
Which is harder to read: Left Behind or The Mark?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Left Behind: Moderate; The Mark: Moderate.