A Desperate Place for Dying vs The progress of Julius: Which Should You Read?
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A Desperate Place for Dying
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An old flame.A killer on the loose.A crazy cult on the rise.Nearly a year has passed since Garrison Gage became the reluctant guardian of a troubled teenage girl, but neither fatherhood nor the the intervening months…
The progress of Julius
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A chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier's third novel has lost none of its ability to unsettle and disturb. Julius Lévy has grown up in a peasant family in a village on the banks of the Seine. A quick-witted…
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The verdict
- Readers rate A Desperate Place for Dying highest: A Desperate Place for Dying 4.2 · The progress of Julius 3.9.
- A Desperate Place for Dying has the widest readership — 1263 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| A Desperate Place for Dying | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (1263) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (294) | — |
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Reception
| A Desperate Place for Dying | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1263 | 2 |
| Editions | — | 21 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Want to read | 325 | — |
| Reading it now | 540 | — |
| Written reviews | 64 | — |
| Pages | 306 | 308 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: A Desperate Place for Dying or The progress of Julius?
A Desperate Place for Dying has the higher combined reader rating across sources (A Desperate Place for Dying 4.2/5, The progress of Julius 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: A Desperate Place for Dying or The progress of Julius?
A Desperate Place for Dying is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: A Desperate Place for Dying (306 pages, ≈ 5 h 40 m); The progress of Julius (308 pages, ≈ 5 h 42 m).
Which is harder to read: A Desperate Place for Dying or The progress of Julius?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — A Desperate Place for Dying: Moderate; The progress of Julius: Challenging.