An African Millionaire vs L'affaire Lerouge: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mystery, Fiction
An African Millionaire
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"A genre classic, Grant Allen's AN AFRICAN MILLIONAIRE is the perfect addition to our mini library of classic crime fiction. Wealthy, confident, and handsome, Charles Van Drift is not accustomed to being swindled and…
L'affaire Lerouge
“ON Thursday, the 6th of March, 1862, two days after Shrove Tuesday, five women of the village of Jonchere presented themselves at the bureau of police at Bougival.”
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Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival.
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- An African Millionaire is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 8 for L'affaire Lerouge.
- L'affaire Lerouge has the widest readership — 635 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| An African Millionaire | L'affaire Lerouge | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (179) | 3.8 (635) |
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Reception
| An African Millionaire | L'affaire Lerouge | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 179 | 635 |
| Editions | 40 | 148 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 234 | 1038 |
| Reading it now | 15 | — |
| Written reviews | 53 | 106 |
| Wikipedia attention | 55 | — |
| Pages | 181 | 478 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: An African Millionaire or L'affaire Lerouge?
L'affaire Lerouge has the higher combined reader rating across sources (L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5, An African Millionaire 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: An African Millionaire or L'affaire Lerouge?
An African Millionaire is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: An African Millionaire (181 pages, ≈ 3 h 21 m); L'affaire Lerouge (478 pages, ≈ 8 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: An African Millionaire or L'affaire Lerouge?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — An African Millionaire: Demanding; L'affaire Lerouge: Challenging.