The Shining Girls vs The Visitor: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Serial murders, Crimes against, Women, Thriller, Fiction
The Shining Girls
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"A time-traveling serial killer is impossible to trace-- until one of his victims survives. In Depression-era Chicago, Harper Curtis finds a key to a house that opens on to other times. But it comes at a cost. He has to…
The Visitor
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Lee Child's latest unputdownable thriller starring Jack Reacher features a chilling serial killer.Sergeant Amy Callan and Lieutenant Caroline Cook have a lot in common. Both were army high-flyers.Both were acquainted…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Shining Girls is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 9 for The Visitor.
- The Shining Girls has the widest readership — 378 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| The Shining Girls | The Visitor | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.5 (201) | 3.8 (333) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (378) | — |
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Reception
| The Shining Girls | The Visitor | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 378 | 333 |
| Editions | 1 | 55 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2382 | 1583 |
| Pages | 375 | 496 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Shining Girls or The Visitor?
The Shining Girls has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Shining Girls 3.8/5, The Visitor 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Shining Girls or The Visitor?
The Shining Girls is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Shining Girls (375 pages, ≈ 6 h 57 m); The Visitor (496 pages, ≈ 9 h 11 m).
Which is harder to read: The Shining Girls or The Visitor?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Shining Girls: Moderate; The Visitor: Moderate.
Have both books been made into films?
The Shining Girls: 1 film adaptation; The Visitor: no film adaptation on record.