Rose Madder vs The X-Files: Which Should You Read?
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Rose Madder
“It was fourteen years of hell, all told, but she hardly knew it.”
Rosie Daniels flees from her husband, Norman after fourteen years in an abusive marriage. During one bout of violence, Norman caused Rosie to miscarry their only child. Escaping to a distant city, Rosie establishes a…
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The X-Files
A novel based on the Emmy Award-winning television series created by Chris Carter.When a disease-ravaged body is found in the smoldering ruins of the federally funded DyMar genetic research lab, Agents Fox Mulder and…
The verdict
- Readers rate Rose Madder highest: Rose Madder 3.8 · The X-Files 3.5.
- The X-Files is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Rose Madder.
- Rose Madder has the widest readership — 126957 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Rose Madder | The X-Files | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (126957) | 3.5 (2995) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (213) | — |
| Google Books | — | 2.5 (3) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (231) | 4.5 (15) |
Reception
| Rose Madder | The X-Files | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 126957 | 2995 |
| Editions | 57 | 44 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 65024 | 1484 |
| Reading it now | 2678 | 143 |
| Written reviews | 5014 | 221 |
| Wikipedia attention | 3990 | 740 |
| Pages | 472 | 292 |