The Onts vs The Winter of Frankie Machine: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Assassins, Mystery, Fiction
The Onts
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Twins Wally and Cheyenne Shluffmuffin face giant ants, ghouls, zombies, and a treacherous orphanage matron when they leave their miserable home at Cincinnati's Jolly Days Orphanage to live with the Mandible sisters in…
The Winter of Frankie Machine
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Frankie Machianno, a hard-working entrepreneur, passionate lover, part-time surf bum, and full-time dad, is a widely recognized pillar of his waterfront community. He is also a retired hit man. Once better known as…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Winter of Frankie Machine highest: The Winter of Frankie Machine 4.4 · The Onts 3.7.
- The Onts is the quickest read — about 2 hours vs 5 for The Winter of Frankie Machine.
- The Winter of Frankie Machine has the widest readership — 420 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Onts | The Winter of Frankie Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.0 (2) | 4.1 (38) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (2) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (420) |
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Reception
| The Onts | The Winter of Frankie Machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 2 | 420 |
| Editions | 8 | 5 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 775 |
| Pages | 145 | 320 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Onts or The Winter of Frankie Machine?
The Winter of Frankie Machine has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Winter of Frankie Machine 4.4/5, The Onts 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Onts or The Winter of Frankie Machine?
The Onts is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Onts (145 pages, ≈ 2 h 41 m); The Winter of Frankie Machine (320 pages, ≈ 5 h 56 m).
Which is harder to read: The Onts or The Winter of Frankie Machine?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Onts: Moderate; The Winter of Frankie Machine: Moderate.