The Blue Ice vs The Donut Legion: 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 Donut Legion
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In this standalone, Edgar-award winning author, Joe R. Lansdale, whom "few can match" (Booklist) beams a light on an East Texas town where a QAnon-style, evangelist cult is brewing trouble.  Charlie Garner has a…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Donut Legion has the widest readership — 2324 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Blue Ice | The Donut Legion | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | 3.6 (2324) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 3.4 (9) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (19) |
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Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Donut Legion | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 2324 |
| Editions | 30 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 179 | 6383 |
| Reading it now | 59 | 184 |
| Written reviews | 31 | 441 |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | 86 |
| Pages | 246 | 319 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Blue Ice or The Donut Legion?
The Blue Ice has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Blue Ice 3.8/5, The Donut Legion 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Blue Ice or The Donut Legion?
The Blue Ice is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m); The Donut Legion (319 pages, ≈ 5 h 54 m).
Which is harder to read: The Blue Ice or The Donut Legion?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Blue Ice: Challenging; The Donut Legion: Moderate.