Monster nation vs The laughing corpse: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Zombies in fiction, Zombies, Fiction
Monster nation
The second entry in this "inventive and exciting" zombie series that began with Monster Island (Publishers Weekly). This is where it begins. This is where the end of the world begins? She wakes up alone and feeling like…
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The laughing corpse
Animator and vampire hunter Anita Blake is about to discover that some secrets are better left buried—and some people better off dead.
The verdict
- Readers rate The laughing corpse highest: The laughing corpse 4.4 · Monster nation 3.7.
- Monster nation has the widest readership — 5029 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Monster nation | The laughing corpse | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (5029) | 4.4 (1328) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (22) | 4.0 (8) |
| Google Books | — | 4.5 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (11) | 4.5 (355) |
Reception
| Monster nation | The laughing corpse | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 5029 | 1328 |
| Editions | 4 | 4 |
| Citations | — | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 2993 | 658 |
| Reading it now | 70 | — |
| Written reviews | 198 | 21 |
| Wikipedia attention | 63 | 201 |
| Pages | 285 | 250 |