Los mares del Sur vs Shooting Crows At Dawn: Which Should You Read?
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Los mares del Sur
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"Stuart Pedrell, un importante empresario, aparece muerto a navajazos en un barrio extremo de la ciudad cuando desde hacía un año se le suponía en un viaje por Polinesia. Carvalho averigua lo que hizo en el curso de ese…
Shooting Crows At Dawn
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Crime Novel -- rural Texas sheriff pursues three escaped killers while facing a re-election campaign he will likely lose.
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The verdict
- Readers rate Shooting Crows At Dawn highest: Shooting Crows At Dawn 3.9 · Los mares del Sur 3.5.
- Los mares del Sur is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for Shooting Crows At Dawn.
- Los mares del Sur has the widest readership — 2686 ratings behind its score.
- Shooting Crows At Dawn runs the darker storyline; Los mares del Sur stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Los mares del Sur | Shooting Crows At Dawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.5 (2686) | 4.2 (5) |
| Hardcover | 3.1 (7) | — |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
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Reception
| Los mares del Sur | Shooting Crows At Dawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2686 | 5 |
| Editions | 60 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 1944 | 4 |
| Reading it now | 125 | — |
| Written reviews | 237 | 2 |
| Wikipedia attention | 65 | — |
| Pages | 224 | 349 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Los mares del Sur or Shooting Crows At Dawn?
Shooting Crows At Dawn has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Shooting Crows At Dawn 3.9/5, Los mares del Sur 3.5/5).
Which is shorter to read: Los mares del Sur or Shooting Crows At Dawn?
Los mares del Sur is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Los mares del Sur (224 pages, ≈ 4 h 09 m); Shooting Crows At Dawn (349 pages, ≈ 6 h 28 m).
Which is harder to read: Los mares del Sur or Shooting Crows At Dawn?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Los mares del Sur: Moderate; Shooting Crows At Dawn: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
Los mares del Sur: 1 film adaptation; Shooting Crows At Dawn: no film adaptation on record.