Kraken vs The dead-tossed waves: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Cults, Fantasy, Fiction
Kraken
Kraken is a fantasy novel by British author China Miéville. It is published in the UK by Macmillan, and in the US by Del Rey Books. The book bears the subtitle "An Anatomy" on the title page. It was the winner for the…
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The dead-tossed waves
Gabry lives a quiet life in a town trapped between a forest and the ocean, hemmed in by the dead who hunger for the living, but her mother Mary's secrets, a cult of religious zealots who worship the dead, and a stranger…
The verdict
- Readers rate The dead-tossed waves highest: The dead-tossed waves 4.2 · Kraken 3.6.
- Kraken has the widest readership — 29271 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Kraken | The dead-tossed waves | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (29271) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (180) | 3.8 (39) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (9) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (75) | 4.5 (95) |
Reception
| Kraken | The dead-tossed waves | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 29271 | 95 |
| Editions | 16 | 3 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1436 | 129 |
| Pages | 509 | 407 |