Argylle vs Windmills of the gods: Which Should You Read?
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Argylle
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The globe-trotting spy thriller that inspired the star-studded film Argylle, now streaming on Apple TV+, featuring Henry Cavill, Bryce Dallas Howard, Samuel L. Jackson, and John Cena, and…
Windmills of the gods
“Stanton Rogers was destined to be President of the United States.”
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A college professor, a naive Kansan, becomes the US ambassador to Romania and learns a lot about life.
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Windmills of the gods has the widest readership — 32345 ratings behind its score.
- Windmills of the gods runs the darker storyline; Argylle stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Argylle | Windmills of the gods | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (32345) |
| Hardcover | 2.8 (39) | 3.7 (36) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (166) | 4.5 (55) |
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Reception
| Argylle | Windmills of the gods | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 166 | 32345 |
| Editions | 7 | 14 |
| Citations | — | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 7999 |
| Reading it now | — | 530 |
| Written reviews | — | 826 |
| Wikipedia attention | 46067 | 802 |
| Pages | 352 | 384 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Argylle or Windmills of the gods?
Windmills of the gods has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Windmills of the gods 3.9/5, Argylle 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Argylle or Windmills of the gods?
Argylle is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Argylle (352 pages, ≈ 6 h 31 m); Windmills of the gods (384 pages, ≈ 7 h 07 m).
Which is harder to read: Argylle or Windmills of the gods?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Argylle: Moderate; Windmills of the gods: Moderate.