Blue Labyrinth vs Crooked House: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Family secrets, Family life, Investigation, Murder, Fiction
Blue Labyrinth
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"A long-buried family secret resurfaces when one of Aloysius Pendergast's most implacable enemies shows up on his doorstep as a murdered corpse. The mystery has all the hallmarks of the perfect murder, save for an…
Crooked House
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Three generations of the Leonides family live together in a large, if somewhat crooked looking, house. Then the wealthy patriarch, Aristide, is murdered. Suspicion falls on the whole household, including Aristide's two…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Blue Labyrinth highest: Blue Labyrinth 4.5 · Crooked House 4.1.
- Crooked House is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 7 for Blue Labyrinth.
- Crooked House has the widest readership — 9898 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Blue Labyrinth | Crooked House | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.1 (9898) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (55) | 4.0 (194) |
| Google Books | — | 3.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (963) | 4.5 (64) |
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Reception
| Blue Labyrinth | Crooked House | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 963 | 9898 |
| Editions | 3 | 115 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 62235 |
| Written reviews | — | 9898 |
| Wikipedia attention | 18 | 6775 |
| Pages | 403 | 240 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Blue Labyrinth or Crooked House?
Blue Labyrinth has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Blue Labyrinth 4.5/5, Crooked House 4.1/5).
Which is shorter to read: Blue Labyrinth or Crooked House?
Crooked House is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Crooked House (240 pages, ≈ 4 h 27 m); Blue Labyrinth (403 pages, ≈ 7 h 28 m).
Which is harder to read: Blue Labyrinth or Crooked House?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Blue Labyrinth: Moderate; Crooked House: Challenging.