The laughing corpse vs The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter): Which Should You Read?
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The laughing corpse
Animator and vampire hunter Anita Blake is about to discover that some secrets are better left buried—and some people better off dead.
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The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter)
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 verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The laughing corpse has the widest readership — 1328 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The laughing corpse | The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.4 (1328) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (8) | 3.7 (117) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (6) | 4.5 (6) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (355) | 4.5 (355) |
Reception
| The laughing corpse | The Laughing Corpse (Anita Blake Vampire Hunter) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1328 | 355 |
| Editions | 4 | 7 |
| Citations | 4 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 658 | — |
| Written reviews | 21 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 201 | — |
| Pages | 250 | 293 |