Mountain Man vs Walking Dead: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Survival, Zombies, Fiction
Mountain Man
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Boomstick.Samurai bat.Motorcycle leather.And the will to live amongst the unliving.Augustus Berry lives a day-to-day existence comprised of waking up, getting drunk, and preparing for the inevitable day when "they" will…
Walking Dead
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Rick Grimes, Sheriff of a small town in Kentucky awakes in a hospital. Comatose after being shot while on duty, Rick finds the world abandoned of all things living and is faced with walking undead, who attack him on…
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate Walking Dead highest: Walking Dead 4.5 · Mountain Man 4.0.
- Mountain Man is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 10 for Walking Dead.
- Walking Dead has the widest readership — 73052 ratings behind its score.
- Walking Dead runs the darker storyline; Mountain Man stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Mountain Man | Walking Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (6517) | 4.5 (73052) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (28) | 4.2 (440) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (6427) |
Reception
| Mountain Man | Walking Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 6517 | 73052 |
| Editions | 3 | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 3957 | 39310 |
| Reading it now | 717 | 2741 |
| Written reviews | 514 | 3074 |
| Wikipedia attention | 35 | 600 |
| Pages | 399 | 560 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Mountain Man or Walking Dead?
Walking Dead has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Walking Dead 4.5/5, Mountain Man 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Mountain Man or Walking Dead?
Mountain Man is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Mountain Man (399 pages, ≈ 7 h 23 m); Walking Dead (560 pages, ≈ 10 h 22 m).
Which is harder to read: Mountain Man or Walking Dead?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Mountain Man: Moderate; Walking Dead: Light.