4:50 from Paddington vs Nemesis: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Marple, Jane Marple, Women detectives, England, English literature, Mystery
4:50 from Paddington
Agatha Christie’s audacious mystery thriller, reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans and book lovers. For an instant the two trains ran together, side by…
5 film adaptations
vs
Nemesis
E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on Nemesis;2) "The Marples": the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost female detective.Even the unflappable Miss Marple is…
The verdict
- Readers rate 4:50 from Paddington highest: 4:50 from Paddington 4.2 · Nemesis 3.9.
- Nemesis has the widest readership — 47047 ratings behind its score.
- 4:50 from Paddington has the bigger screen life — 5 adaptations on record.
Scores by source
| 4:50 from Paddington | Nemesis | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (47047) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (56) | 3.7 (92) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (187) | 4.5 (168) |
Reception
| 4:50 from Paddington | Nemesis | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 187 | 47047 |
| Editions | 140 | 103 |
| Film adaptations | 5 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 20640 |
| Reading it now | — | 1648 |
| Written reviews | — | 3250 |
| Wikipedia attention | 5435 | 4302 |
| Pages | 262 | 194 |