Blood Test vs Time bomb: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Psychologists, Los angeles, Fiction
Blood Test
“I sat in the courtroom and watched Richard Moody get the bad news from the judge.”
A blood test is a laboratory analysis performed on a blood sample that is usually extracted from a vein in the arm using a hypodermic needle, or via fingerprick. Multiple tests for specific blood components, such as a…
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Time bomb
The cheerful chaos of a California schoolyard is shattered one autumn day by gunfire. No children are hurt, but a sniper is shot down -- and psychologist Dr Alex Delaware is called in to help the kids cope with the…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Blood Test is the quickest read — about 6 hours vs 9 for Time bomb.
- Time bomb has the widest readership — 18340 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Blood Test | Time bomb | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.0 (18340) |
| Hardcover | 3.5 (19) | 3.7 (15) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (532) | 4.0 (433) |
Reception
| Blood Test | Time bomb | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 532 | 18340 |
| Editions | 11 | 11 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 4526 |
| Reading it now | — | 1681 |
| Written reviews | — | 433 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2981 | 66 |
| Pages | 334 | 494 |