Little Green vs What It Was: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: African Americans, 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…
What It Was
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In this hard-boiled noir, former police officer turned private investigator Derek Strange's search for a lost ring leads him down a twisted path of crime and corruption—and on the chase for a dangerous killer. …
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The verdict
- Readers rate Little Green highest: Little Green 4.4 · What It Was 3.7.
- What It Was has the widest readership — 2418 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Little Green | What It Was | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (2418) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (4) | 4.0 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (257) | 3.5 (265) |
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Reception
| Little Green | What It Was | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 257 | 2418 |
| Editions | 6 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 1020 |
| Reading it now | — | 129 |
| Written reviews | — | 289 |
| Wikipedia attention | 32 | 12 |
| Pages | 291 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Little Green or What It Was?
Little Green has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Little Green 4.4/5, What It Was 3.7/5).
Which is harder to read: Little Green or What It Was?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Little Green: Moderate; What It Was: Moderate.