Dead reckoning vs Vampires and the undead: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Vampires
Dead reckoning
"With her knack for being in trouble's way, Sookie Stackhouse witnesses the firebombing of Merlotte's, the bar where she works. Since Sam Merlotte is now known to be two-natured, suspicion falls immediately on the…
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Vampires and the undead
This collection of interconnected essays relates the Undead in literature, art and other media to questions concerning gender, race, genre, technology, consumption and social change. A coherent narrative follows…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Vampires and the undead is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 6 for Dead reckoning.
- Dead reckoning has the widest readership — 134636 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Dead reckoning | Vampires and the undead | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (134636) | 3.4 (5) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (177) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (2886) | — |
Reception
| Dead reckoning | Vampires and the undead | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 134636 | 5 |
| Editions | 12 | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 32158 | — |
| Reading it now | 1889 | — |
| Written reviews | 6773 | 3 |
| Wikipedia attention | 461 | — |
| Pages | 336 | 32 |