The Confession vs The Two Dead Girls: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Executions and executioners, Death Row Inmates, Fiction
The Confession
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An innocent man is about to be executed. Only a guilty man can save him. In 1998, in the small East Texas city of Sloan, Travis Boyette abducted, raped, and strangled a popular high school cheerleader. He buried her…
The Two Dead Girls
“This happened in 1932, when the state penitentiary was still at Cold Mountain.”
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The Green Mile #1 The story is told by former prison guard, Paul Edgecombe, of events in Cold Mountain penitentiary during 1932 when an unusual inmate by the name of John Coffey is brought to the prison. He and his…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Two Dead Girls highest: The Two Dead Girls 4.5 · The Confession 3.9.
- The Two Dead Girls is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 8 for The Confession.
- The Confession has the widest readership — 82020 ratings behind its score.
- The Two Dead Girls runs the darker storyline; The Confession stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Confession | The Two Dead Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (82020) | 4.5 (39005) |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (74) | 4.0 (70) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (2607) | — |
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Reception
| The Confession | The Two Dead Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 82020 | 39005 |
| Editions | 33 | 13 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 31963 |
| Reading it now | — | 285 |
| Written reviews | — | 686 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1151 | 17677 |
| Pages | 454 | 92 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Confession or The Two Dead Girls?
The Two Dead Girls has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Two Dead Girls 4.5/5, The Confession 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Confession or The Two Dead Girls?
The Two Dead Girls is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Two Dead Girls (92 pages, ≈ 1 h 42 m); The Confession (454 pages, ≈ 8 h 24 m).
Which is harder to read: The Confession or The Two Dead Girls?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Confession: Moderate; The Two Dead Girls: Moderate.