Closing Time vs The progress of Julius: Which Should You Read?
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Closing Time
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The next pulse-pounding Michael Gannon thriller by the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of James Patterson's Michael Bennett series It's springtime in Key West, and Michael Gannon is busy supporting his son’s…
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.
- Closing Time has the widest readership — 164 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Closing Time | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (164) | — |
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Reception
| Closing Time | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 164 | 2 |
| Editions | 2 | 21 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 122 | — |
| Pages | 368 | 308 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Closing Time or The progress of Julius?
Closing Time has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Closing Time 4.0/5, The progress of Julius 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Closing Time or The progress of Julius?
The progress of Julius is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The progress of Julius (308 pages, ≈ 5 h 42 m); Closing Time (368 pages, ≈ 6 h 49 m).
Which is harder to read: Closing Time or The progress of Julius?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Closing Time: Moderate; The progress of Julius: Challenging.