Above suspicion vs Arcadia: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Above suspicion Above suspicion Helen MacInnes · 1941 ★★★★☆ 3.9 258 pages · ≈ 4 h 47 m · Challenging

Richard and Frances Myles are preparing for their annual European summer vacation in 1939 when they are visited at their Oxford college by old friend Peter Galt, who has a seemingly simple job for them. But in the…

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Cover of Arcadia Arcadia Iain Pears · 2001 ★★★★☆ 3.7 608 pages · ≈ 11 h 16 m · Moderate

In 1960s Oxford, Professor Henry Lytten is attempting to write a fantasy novel that forgoes the magic of his predecessors, J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. He finds an unlikely confidante in his quick-witted, inquisitive…

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The verdict

How to choose

Scores by source

Above suspicionArcadia
Goodreads 3.9 (2456) 3.7 (26920)
Hardcover 3.6 (7) 4.0 (16)
Google Books — 5.0 (1)
Apple Books 4.5 (60) 4.5 (22)

Reception

Above suspicionArcadia
Ratings 2456 26920
Editions 38 9
Film adaptations 1 1
Want to read 1327 11375
Reading it now 263 546
Written reviews 260 1099
Wikipedia attention 836 2115
Pages 258 608

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