Bones Are Forever vs The progress of Julius: Which Should You Read?
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Bones Are Forever
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Kathy Reichs, #1 New York Times bestselling author and producer of the Fox hit series Bones, is at her brilliant best in a riveting novel featuring forensic anthropologist Tempe Brennan—a story of infanticide, murder,…
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The progress of Julius
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A chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier's third novel has lost none of its ability to unsettle and disturb. Julius Lévy has grown up in a peasant family in a village on the banks of the Seine. A quick-witted…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Bones Are Forever has the widest readership — 25073 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Bones Are Forever | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (25073) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (34) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (375) | — |
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Reception
| Bones Are Forever | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 25073 | 2 |
| Editions | 2 | 21 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 14219 | — |
| Reading it now | 1133 | — |
| Written reviews | 1610 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 71 | — |
| Pages | — | 308 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Bones Are Forever or The progress of Julius?
Bones Are Forever has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Bones Are Forever 3.9/5, The progress of Julius 3.9/5).