Long Gone vs We need to talk about Kevin: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: New york, Crime, Fiction
Long Gone
After months of unemployment, Alice Humphrey lands her dream job - managing a Manhattan art gallery near the trendy Meatpacking District. According to recruiter Drew Campbell, the gallery is a passion of its anonymous…
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We need to talk about Kevin
The gripping international bestseller about motherhood gone awry. "Eva never really wanted to be a mother -- and certainly not the mother of the unlovable boy who murdered seven of his fellow high school students, a…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- We need to talk about Kevin has the widest readership — 222455 ratings behind its score.
- We need to talk about Kevin runs the darker storyline; Long Gone stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Long Gone | We need to talk about Kevin | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (222455) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (9) | 4.1 (230) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (253) | 4.0 (128) |
Reception
| Long Gone | We need to talk about Kevin | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 253 | 222455 |
| Editions | 4 | 38 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 254511 |
| Reading it now | — | 9718 |
| Written reviews | — | 19835 |
| Wikipedia attention | 38 | 44680 |
| Pages | 384 | 437 |