Tripwire vs Word of honor: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Vietnamese Conflict, Vietnam War, Thriller, Fiction
Tripwire
Ex-military policeman Jack Reacher is lying low in Key West, digging up swimming pools by hand. He is not at all pleased when a private detective starts asking questions about him. But when the detective, Costello,…
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Word of honor
He is a good man, a brilliant corporate executive, an honest, handsome family man admired by men and desired by women. But sixteen years ago Ben Tyson was a lieutenant in Vietnam.There, in 1968, the men under his…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Tripwire is the quickest read — about 7 hours vs 13 for Word of honor.
- Tripwire has the widest readership — 146293 ratings behind its score.
- Word of honor runs the darker storyline; Tripwire stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Tripwire | Word of honor | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (146293) | 4.3 (13381) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (383) | 4.2 (12) |
| Google Books | 4.5 (9) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (3771) | 4.5 (379) |
Reception
| Tripwire | Word of honor | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 146293 | 13381 |
| Editions | 46 | 30 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 31214 | 3697 |
| Reading it now | 12644 | 1768 |
| Written reviews | 5780 | 523 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1988 | 399 |
| Pages | 419 | 752 |