Lifeguard vs The Statement: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Lifeguard Lifeguard James Patterson · 2005 ★★★★☆ 3.8 323 pages · ≈ 5 h 59 m · Moderate

The danger isn't in the water.Working as a lifeguard at a Florida resort, Ned Kelly meets a woman he is wild about, the woman of his dreams. It feels perfect in every way - except that she is used to caviar and Manolo…

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Cover of The Statement The Statement Brian Moore · 1995 ★★★★☆ 3.5 217 pages · ≈ 4 h 01 m · Moderate
“Rdid not feel at home in the south.”

''The Statement'' (novel), a 1995 novel by Brian Moore

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

LifeguardThe Statement
Goodreads 3.8 (29911) 3.5 (897)
Hardcover 2.9 (12) 2.0 (1)
Google Books 4.0 (2) —
Apple Books 4.0 (143) 3.5 (7)

Reception

LifeguardThe Statement
Ratings 29911 897
Editions 39 26
Film adaptations 1 1
Wikipedia attention 111 172
Pages 323 217

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