The laughing monsters vs The Mission Song: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: World politics, Spy Fiction, Thriller, Fiction
The laughing monsters
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"A literary spy thriller set in Africa, where an intelligence agent is caught up in a get rich quick scheme"--
The Mission Song
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Wanneer een Afrikaanse tolk bij een geheim topoverleg ontdekt dat men een invasie van het noodlijdende Congo plant, probeert hij dat wereldkundig te maken.
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Mission Song highest: The Mission Song 4.0 · The laughing monsters 3.2.
- The laughing monsters is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for The Mission Song.
- The laughing monsters has the widest readership — 4355 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The laughing monsters | The Mission Song | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.2 (4355) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.0 (12) | 3.5 (6) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (45) | 4.0 (119) |
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Reception
| The laughing monsters | The Mission Song | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4355 | 119 |
| Editions | 12 | 41 |
| Citations | — | 7 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 383 | 602 |
| Pages | 228 | 354 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The laughing monsters or The Mission Song?
The Mission Song has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Mission Song 4.0/5, The laughing monsters 3.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: The laughing monsters or The Mission Song?
The laughing monsters is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The laughing monsters (228 pages, ≈ 4 h 13 m); The Mission Song (354 pages, ≈ 6 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: The laughing monsters or The Mission Song?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The laughing monsters: Moderate; The Mission Song: Moderate.