Native speaker vs When the Sacred Ginmill Closes: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: New york, Private investigators, Fiction
Native speaker
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Korean-American Henry Park is a "surreptitious, B+ student of life, illegal alien, emotional alien, yellow peril: neo-American, stranger, follower, traitor, spy ..." or so says his wife, in the list she writes upon…
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes
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In the dark days, in a sad and lonely place, ex-cop Matt Scudder is drinking his life away -- and doing "favors" for pay for his ginmill cronies. But when three such assignments flow together in dangerous and disturbing…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Native speaker has the widest readership — 9402 ratings behind its score.
- Native speaker runs the darker storyline; When the Sacred Ginmill Closes stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Native speaker | When the Sacred Ginmill Closes | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (9402) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (11) | 3.9 (15) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (39) | 4.0 (60) |
Reception
| Native speaker | When the Sacred Ginmill Closes | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9402 | 60 |
| Editions | 9 | 20 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 18166 | — |
| Reading it now | 654 | — |
| Written reviews | 955 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 814 | 249 |
| Pages | 336 | 261 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Native speaker or When the Sacred Ginmill Closes?
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes has the higher combined reader rating across sources (When the Sacred Ginmill Closes 3.9/5, Native speaker 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Native speaker or When the Sacred Ginmill Closes?
When the Sacred Ginmill Closes is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: When the Sacred Ginmill Closes (261 pages, ≈ 4 h 50 m); Native speaker (336 pages, ≈ 6 h 13 m).
Which is harder to read: Native speaker or When the Sacred Ginmill Closes?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Native speaker: Moderate; When the Sacred Ginmill Closes: Moderate.