The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon vs The Man Who Knew: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Adventure, Thriller, Fiction

Cover of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Stephen King · 1999 ★★★★☆ 3.6 304 pages · ≈ 5 h 38 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Man Who Knew

The Man Who Knew Edgar Wallace · 1918 ★★★☆☆ 3.4 145 pages · ≈ 2 h 41 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon higher: 3.6 vs 3.4 from 183949 votes.
The Man Who Knew is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is the easier read (Moderate), The Man Who Knew more demanding (Challenging).

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