By the Pricking of My Thumbs vs Postern of Fate: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Beresford, Tommy Beresford, Tuppence Beresford, English Detective and mystery stories, Married people, Private investigators
By the Pricking of My Thumbs
"By the pricking of my thumbs,Something wicked this way comes."William Shakespeare – Macbeth (Act IV, Scene 1)When visiting Tommy's Aunt Ada in her nursing home, Tuppence encounters some odd residents, Mrs Lancaster,…
1 film adaptation
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Postern of Fate
Tommy and Tuppence Beresford return in Christie’s classic Postern of Fate, to investigate a deadly poisoning sixty years after the fact.
The verdict
- Readers rate By the Pricking of My Thumbs highest: By the Pricking of My Thumbs 3.8 · Postern of Fate 3.2.
- By the Pricking of My Thumbs has the widest readership — 26883 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| By the Pricking of My Thumbs | Postern of Fate | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (26883) | 3.2 (16115) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.0 (40) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (26) | 4.0 (55) |
Reception
| By the Pricking of My Thumbs | Postern of Fate | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 26883 | 16115 |
| Editions | 84 | 74 |
| Citations | — | 4 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 11957 | 9499 |
| Reading it now | 838 | 653 |
| Written reviews | 2082 | 1614 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2471 | 1262 |
| Pages | 191 | 249 |