The Magician vs The Tenth Justice: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Extortion, Legal stories, Fiction
The Magician
This is a tale of two magicians, of high school extortion and violence, and of a criminal trial in which the guilty go free.
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The Tenth Justice
A conscientious supreme court clerk. The professionals who share his house. A minor slip-up.Ben Addison, fresh from Yale Law, is a new clerk for one of the Supreme Court's most respected justices. But when he…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Magician has the widest readership — 21693 ratings behind its score.
- The Magician runs the darker storyline; The Tenth Justice stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| The Magician | The Tenth Justice | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (21693) | 4.0 (14669) |
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | 3.7 (13) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (323) |
Reception
| The Magician | The Tenth Justice | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 21693 | 14669 |
| Editions | 11 | 22 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 35639 | 6876 |
| Reading it now | 3764 | 573 |
| Written reviews | 2655 | 664 |
| Wikipedia attention | 42 | 214 |
| Pages | 301 | 389 |