The Blue Ice vs The Sound and the Furry: 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 Sound and the Furry
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In the sixth installment in the New York Times bestselling mystery series that the Los Angeles Times called “nothing short of masterful,” Chet and Bernie are handed a hard case in the Big Easy.Chet and Bernie, the best…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Sound and the Furry highest: The Sound and the Furry 4.4 · The Blue Ice 3.8.
- The Blue Ice is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for The Sound and the Furry.
- 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 Sound and the Furry | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (449) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (3) | 4.1 (7) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (134) |
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Reception
| The Blue Ice | The Sound and the Furry | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 449 | 134 |
| Editions | 30 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 179 | — |
| Reading it now | 59 | — |
| Written reviews | 31 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 46 | 2906 |
| Pages | 246 | 455 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: The Blue Ice or The Sound and the Furry?
The Sound and the Furry has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Sound and the Furry 4.4/5, The Blue Ice 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: The Blue Ice or The Sound and the Furry?
The Blue Ice is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Blue Ice (246 pages, ≈ 4 h 33 m); The Sound and the Furry (455 pages, ≈ 8 h 26 m).
Which is harder to read: The Blue Ice or The Sound and the Furry?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — The Blue Ice: Challenging; The Sound and the Furry: Moderate.