Blue shoes and happiness vs Farewell, My Lovely: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Private investigators, General, Mystery, Fiction

Cover of Blue shoes and happiness

Blue shoes and happiness Alexander McCall Smith · 2006 ★★★★☆ 4.1 248 pages · ≈ 4 h 36 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of Farewell, My Lovely

Farewell, My Lovely Raymond Chandler · 1940 ★★★★☆ 4.1 249 pages · ≈ 4 h 37 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.1 vs 4.1 — either is a safe pick by score.
Blue shoes and happiness is the easier read (Moderate), Farewell, My Lovely more demanding (Challenging).

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