The Angel of Terror vs We need to talk about Kevin: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Crime, Thriller, Fiction

Cover of The Angel of Terror

The Angel of Terror Edgar Wallace · 1923 ★★★★☆ 3.6 204 pages · ≈ 3 h 47 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

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Cover of We need to talk about Kevin

We need to talk about Kevin Lionel Shriver · 2003 ★★★★☆ 4.1 437 pages · ≈ 8 h 06 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate We need to talk about Kevin higher: 4.1 vs 3.6 from 222455 votes.
The Angel of Terror is the quicker read — about 3 hours vs 8 for We need to talk about Kevin.
We need to talk about Kevin is the easier read (Moderate), The Angel of Terror more demanding (Challenging).

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