The Blue Ice vs The Original (A Joe Reacher Thriller): Which Should You Read?
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The Blue Ice
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Ten years after George Farnell's disappearance, two lines of poetry and a lump of mineral ore are found. It's enough to send mineral expert Bill Gansert to Norway. But word of his findings has leaked out and Gansert…
The Original (A Joe Reacher Thriller)
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A USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR A string of brutal murders. A signature that shouldn't exist. A secret worth killing for. When Treasury investigator Joe Reacher discovers American expats are being hunted across the…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Original (A Joe Reacher Thriller) highest: The Original (A Joe Reacher Thriller) 4.0 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Blue Ice has the widest readership — 449 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| The Blue Ice | The Original (A Joe Reacher Thriller) | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (9) |
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Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Original (A Joe Reacher Thriller) | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 9 |
| Editions | 30 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | — |
| Reading it now | 59 | — |
| Written reviews | 31 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | — |
| Pages | 246 | 236 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Blue Ice or The Original (A Joe Reacher Thriller)?
The Original (A Joe Reacher Thriller) has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Original (A Joe Reacher Thriller) 4.0/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Blue Ice or The Original (A Joe Reacher Thriller)?
The Original (A Joe Reacher Thriller) is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Original (A Joe Reacher Thriller) (236 pages, ≈ 4 h 22 m); The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m).
Which is harder to read: The Blue Ice or The Original (A Joe Reacher Thriller)?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Blue Ice: Challenging; The Original (A Joe Reacher Thriller): Moderate.