The Blue Ice vs The Dog Who Knew Too Much: 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 Dog Who Knew Too Much
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The fourth installment in the irresistible New York Times bestselling mystery series featuring canine narrator Chet and his human companion Bernie—“the coolest human/pooch duo this side of Wallace and Gromit” (Kirkus…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Dog Who Knew Too Much highest: The Dog Who Knew Too Much 4.1 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Dog Who Knew Too Much has the widest readership — 7369 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Blue Ice | The Dog Who Knew Too Much | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | 4.1 (7369) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 4.1 (9) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (220) |
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Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Dog Who Knew Too Much | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 7369 |
| Editions | 30 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | 2644 |
| Reading it now | 59 | 528 |
| Written reviews | 31 | 915 |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | 1267 |
| Pages | 246 | 323 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Blue Ice or The Dog Who Knew Too Much?
The Dog Who Knew Too Much has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Dog Who Knew Too Much 4.1/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Blue Ice or The Dog Who Knew Too Much?
The Blue Ice is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m); The Dog Who Knew Too Much (323 pages, ≈ 5 h 59 m).
Which is harder to read: The Blue Ice or The Dog Who Knew Too Much?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Blue Ice: Challenging; The Dog Who Knew Too Much: Moderate.