Murder at the Breakers vs Sharp Objects: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Women journalists, Investigation, Murder, Fiction
Murder at the Breakers
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"When a series of murders threaten Princess Elizabeth's safety, her musician, Kate, sets out to find the killer"--
Sharp Objects
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WICKED above her hipbone, GIRL across her heart Words are like a road map to reporter Camille Preaker's troubled past. Fresh from a brief stay at a psych hospital, Camille's first assignment from the second-rate daily…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Sharp Objects highest: Sharp Objects 4.0 · Murder at the Breakers 3.8.
- Sharp Objects has the widest readership — 1275949 ratings behind its score.
- Sharp Objects runs the darker storyline; Murder at the Breakers stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Murder at the Breakers | Sharp Objects | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (8836) | 4.0 (1275949) |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (10) | 3.7 (3) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (148) | 4.0 (5274) |
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Reception
| Murder at the Breakers | Sharp Objects | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8836 | 1275949 |
| Editions | 4 | 31 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 7663 | 906988 |
| Reading it now | 1927 | 36009 |
| Written reviews | 893 | 85597 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 26692 |
| Pages | 347 | 312 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Murder at the Breakers or Sharp Objects?
Sharp Objects has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Sharp Objects 4.0/5, Murder at the Breakers 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Murder at the Breakers or Sharp Objects?
Sharp Objects is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Sharp Objects (312 pages, ≈ 5 h 47 m); Murder at the Breakers (347 pages, ≈ 6 h 26 m).
Which is harder to read: Murder at the Breakers or Sharp Objects?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Murder at the Breakers: Moderate; Sharp Objects: Light.
Have both books been made into films?
Murder at the Breakers: no film adaptation on record; Sharp Objects: 1 film adaptation.