The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) vs The Walking Dead: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Comics & graphic novels, Zombies
The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
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From back cover Jove paperback October 2002: "THEY WERE TREATING ME LIKE I WAS A VERY DANGEROUS PERSON. At five-three I am not imposing. Raise the dead, kill a few vampires, and people start considering you are one…
The Walking Dead
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This hardcover features issues #13-24 of the hit series along with the covers for each of the issues, all in one oversized hardcover volume. Continuing the tale of Rick Grimes and his band of survivors from the zombie…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Walking Dead has the widest readership — 73052 ratings behind its score.
- The Walking Dead runs the darker storyline; The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) | The Walking Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.5 (73052) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (117) | 4.2 (440) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (6) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (355) | 4.5 (6427) |
Reception
| The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) | The Walking Dead | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 355 | 73052 |
| Editions | 7 | 7 |
| Citations | — | 26 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 39310 |
| Reading it now | — | 2741 |
| Written reviews | — | 3074 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 52539 |
| Pages | 293 | 264 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) or The Walking Dead?
The Walking Dead has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Walking Dead 4.5/5, The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) 4.3/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) or The Walking Dead?
The Walking Dead is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Walking Dead (264 pages, ≈ 4 h 53 m); The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) (293 pages, ≈ 5 h 26 m).
Which is harder to read: The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) or The Walking Dead?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter): Light; The Walking Dead: Light.