Prayers for rain vs Third Girl: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Private investigators, Mystery, Fiction
Prayers for rain
The master of the new noir, Dennis Lehane delivers a shattering tale of evil, depravity, and justice that captures the dark realism of Boston’s gritty blue-collar streets.Private Investigator Patrick Kenzie wants to…
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Third Girl
Three young women share a London flat. The first is a coolly efficient personal secretary; the second an artist. The third interrupts Hercule Poirot's breakfast of 'Brioche' and 'Chocolat' insisting she is a murderer –…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Third Girl is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for Prayers for rain.
- Prayers for rain has the widest readership — 24714 ratings behind its score.
- Prayers for rain runs the darker storyline; Third Girl stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Prayers for rain | Third Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (24714) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 3.4 (88) |
| Google Books | 4.0 (2) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (333) | 4.5 (150) |
Reception
| Prayers for rain | Third Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 24714 | 150 |
| Editions | 34 | 99 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 7824 | — |
| Reading it now | 1100 | — |
| Written reviews | 1108 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 519 | 2172 |
| Pages | 478 | 262 |