Smaldone vs The Drop: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Gangsters, Organized crime, Criminals
Smaldone
I never thought it would end.—Clyde SmaldoneStarted by Italian brothers from North Denver, the high-profile Smaldone crime syndicate began in the bootlegging days of the 1920s and flourished well into the late twentieth…
vs
The Drop
Originall published in slightly different form as "Animal Rescue" in Boston Noir, published in 2009 by Akashic Books.
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Drop has the widest readership — 16683 ratings behind its score.
- The Drop runs the darker storyline; Smaldone stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Smaldone | The Drop | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (16683) |
| Hardcover | 2.0 (1) | 3.9 (30) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (298) |
Reception
| Smaldone | The Drop | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1 | 16683 |
| Editions | 4 | 17 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 7630 |
| Reading it now | — | 911 |
| Written reviews | — | 1663 |
| Wikipedia attention | 14 | 559 |
| Pages | — | 207 |