Mercy vs One true thing: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Euthanasia, Legal stories, Fiction
Mercy
“The first one was a mercy killing.”
Attorney Theo Buchanan-brother of seasoned FBI agent Nick Buchanan, the hero of HEARTBREAKER-is in New Orleans to receive an award for his work with the Department of Justice. When he becomes unexpectedly ill at the…
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One true thing
“I remember that the last completely normal day we ever had in our lives, my brothers and I, was an ordinary day much like this one, a muggy August-into-September weekday, the sky low and gray over Langhorne, clouds as flat as an old comforter hanging between the two slight ridges that edged the town.”
A New York psychiatrist recounts her mother's death for which she was arrested. At the time, Dr. Ellen Gulden was accused of killing her mother with an overdose of morphine, a charge in part based on a high school essay…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- One true thing is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Mercy.
- One true thing has the widest readership — 40587 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Mercy | One true thing | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (22759) | 4.0 (40587) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (7) | 3.4 (10) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (7) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (780) | 4.0 (195) |
Reception
| Mercy | One true thing | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 22759 | 40587 |
| Editions | 17 | 13 |
| Citations | — | 10 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 5512 | — |
| Reading it now | 1345 | — |
| Written reviews | 770 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 1973 | 5119 |
| Pages | 454 | 304 |