The Blue Ice vs The Silent Boy: 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…
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The Silent Boy
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The Silent Boy is a 2003 book written by Lois Lowry. Categorized as both a young adult novel and historical fiction, The Silent Boy is set in a 20th-century farm community. The story was inspired by a pile of photos…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Silent Boy highest: The Silent Boy 4.1 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Silent Boy has the widest readership — 2119 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Blue Ice | The Silent Boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | 4.1 (2119) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (1042) |
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Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Silent Boy | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 2119 |
| Editions | 30 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | 865 |
| Reading it now | 59 | 2060 |
| Written reviews | 31 | 150 |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | 196 |
| Pages | 246 | — |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Blue Ice or The Silent Boy?
The Silent Boy has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Silent Boy 4.1/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).