Scarcity vs The Color of Death: Which Should You Read?
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Scarcity
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A teenage girl is kidnapped in Mexico City as a young boy in Afghanistan is wounded by artillery fire. A plane crashes in Florida while a man desperately waits for a new heart in Maryland. A senator’s daughter is…
The Color of Death
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From the number-one New York Times bestselling author and FOX News host Trey Gowdy comes a dark mystery debut about a murder in a small South Carolina town. Assistant DA Colm Truesdale must pick up the pieces of his own…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Color of Death highest: The Color of Death 4.5 · Scarcity 4.0.
- The Color of Death is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 7 for Scarcity.
- Scarcity has the widest readership — 665 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Scarcity | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (665) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.2 (2) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (105) | 4.5 (418) |
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Reception
| Scarcity | The Color of Death | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 665 | 418 |
| Editions | — | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 521 | — |
| Reading it now | 217 | — |
| Written reviews | 46 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2656 | 213 |
| Pages | 404 | 288 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Scarcity or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Color of Death 4.5/5, Scarcity 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Scarcity or The Color of Death?
The Color of Death is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Color of Death (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m); Scarcity (404 pages, ≈ 7 h 29 m).
Which is harder to read: Scarcity or The Color of Death?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Scarcity: Moderate; The Color of Death: Moderate.