Exquisite Corpse vs Notes on an Execution: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Tueurs en série, Murderers, Serial murderers, Fiction
Exquisite Corpse
To serial slayer Andrew Compton, murder is an art, the most intimate art. After feigning his own death to escape from prison, Compton makes his way to the United States with the sole ambition of bringing his "art" to…
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Notes on an Execution
"Ansel Packer is scheduled to die in twelve hours. He knows what he's done, and now awaits execution, the same chilling fate he forced on those girls, years ago. But Ansel doesn't want to die; he wants to be celebrated,…
The verdict
- Readers rate Notes on an Execution highest: Notes on an Execution 4.0 · Exquisite Corpse 3.8.
- Exquisite Corpse has the widest readership — 28287 ratings behind its score.
- Exquisite Corpse runs the darker storyline; Notes on an Execution stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Exquisite Corpse | Notes on an Execution | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (28287) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (77) | 4.1 (217) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (168) | 4.0 (457) |
Reception
| Exquisite Corpse | Notes on an Execution | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 28287 | 457 |
| Editions | 11 | 8 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 71871 | — |
| Reading it now | 1961 | — |
| Written reviews | 4553 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 4835 | — |
| Pages | 244 | 272 |