Little Green vs Stalking the Angel: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Los angeles, Private investigators, Fiction
Little Green
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Surviving a near-fatal car wreck and cruising the streets of the Sunset Strip during the heyday of the late 1960s, Easy Rawlins investigates the disappearance of a young African-American, a case that is complicated by…
Stalking the Angel
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Meet Elvis Cole, L.A. private eye . . . he quotes Jiminy Cricket and carries a .38. He’s a literate, wisecreacking Vietnam vet who is determined never to grow up. The blonde who walked into Cole’s office was the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Little Green highest: Little Green 4.4 · Stalking the Angel 4.0.
- Stalking the Angel has the widest readership — 975 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Little Green | Stalking the Angel | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.2 (4) | 3.8 (36) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (257) | 4.0 (975) |
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Reception
| Little Green | Stalking the Angel | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 257 | 975 |
| Editions | 6 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 32 | 127 |
| Pages | 291 | 256 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Little Green or Stalking the Angel?
Little Green has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Little Green 4.4/5, Stalking the Angel 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Little Green or Stalking the Angel?
Stalking the Angel is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Stalking the Angel (256 pages, ≈ 4 h 44 m); Little Green (291 pages, ≈ 5 h 23 m).
Which is harder to read: Little Green or Stalking the Angel?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Little Green: Moderate; Stalking the Angel: Moderate.