The Blue Ice vs The Program: Which Should You Read?
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The Blue Ice
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Ten years after George Farnell's disappearance, two lines of poetry and a lump of mineral ore are found. It's enough to send mineral expert Bill Gansert to Norway. But word of his findings has leaked out and Gansert…
The Program
“Dray walked briskly through the kitchen and entry, wiping barbecue sauce on her olive sheriff's-department-issue pants, which she still hadn't had time to change out of.”
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In this powerful follow-up to his action-packed thriller The Kill Clause, Gregg Hurwitz, the new maestro of pulse-pounding suspense, ratchets up the excitement with another sensational page-turner featuring Tim Rackley,…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Program highest: The Program 4.4 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Blue Ice is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for The Program.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Blue Ice | The Program | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 4.4 (8) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (268) |
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Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Program | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 268 |
| Editions | 30 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 179 | — |
| Reading it now | 59 | — |
| Written reviews | 31 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | 165 |
| Pages | 246 | 368 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Blue Ice or The Program?
The Program has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Program 4.4/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Blue Ice or The Program?
The Blue Ice is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m); The Program (368 pages, ≈ 6 h 49 m).
Which is harder to read: The Blue Ice or The Program?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Blue Ice: Challenging; The Program: Moderate.