The twelve vs Zone One: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Virus diseases, Viruses, Survival, New York Times reviewed, Fiction

Cover of The twelve

The twelve Justin Cronin · 2012 ★★★★☆ 4.4 608 pages · ≈ 11 h 16 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Zone One

Zone One Colson Whitehead · 2011 ★★★★☆ 3.5 265 pages · ≈ 4 h 54 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate The twelve higher: 4.4 vs 3.5 from 1987 votes.
Zone One is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 11 for The twelve.

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