The Chemist vs The Vanished Messenger: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Espionage, Spy Fiction, Fiction
The Chemist
She used to work for the U.S. government, one of the darkest secrets of an agency so clandestine it doesn't even have a name. And when they decided she was a liability, they came without warning, and they killed the…
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The Vanished Messenger
“There were very few people upon Platform Number Twenty-one of Liverpool Street Station at a quarter to nine on the evening of April 2 - possibly because the platform in question is one of the most remote and least used in the great terminus.”
There were very few people upon Platform Number Twenty one of Liverpool Street Station at a quarter to nine on the evening of April 2 possibly because the platform in question is one of the most remote and least used in…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Vanished Messenger is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for The Chemist.
- The Chemist has the widest readership — 104225 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Chemist | The Vanished Messenger | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (104225) | 3.8 (69) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (112) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (4) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (1257) | 4.5 (16) |
Reception
| The Chemist | The Vanished Messenger | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 104225 | 69 |
| Editions | 18 | 241 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 85 |
| Reading it now | — | 21 |
| Written reviews | — | 8 |
| Wikipedia attention | 62 | — |
| Pages | 528 | 245 |