Never Enough vs The Monster of Florence: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Case studies, Homicide, True Crime, Murder
Never Enough
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At thirty-nine, Nancy Kissel had it all: glamour, gusto, garishly flaunted wealth, and the royal lifestyle of the expatriate wife. Not to mention three young children and what a friend described as "the best marriage in…
The Monster of Florence
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Marshal Guarnaccia feels out of his league when he is assigned to help track down a serial killer, especially when he assigned to work under Simonetti, a man so dedicated to achieving a conviction that he is blinded to…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Never Enough highest: Never Enough 4.0 · The Monster of Florence 3.3.
- Never Enough has the widest readership — 2217 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Never Enough | The Monster of Florence | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (2217) | 3.3 (367) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (77) | — |
Reception
| Never Enough | The Monster of Florence | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2217 | 367 |
| Editions | 10 | 18 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 949 |
| Reading it now | — | 24 |
| Written reviews | — | 72 |
| Wikipedia attention | 70 | 18450 |
| Pages | 320 | 344 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Never Enough or The Monster of Florence?
Never Enough has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Never Enough 4.0/5, The Monster of Florence 3.3/5).
Which is shorter to read: Never Enough or The Monster of Florence?
Never Enough is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Never Enough (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m); The Monster of Florence (344 pages, ≈ 6 h 22 m).
Which is harder to read: Never Enough or The Monster of Florence?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Never Enough: Moderate; The Monster of Florence: Moderate.