Cold as Ice vs L'affaire Lerouge: Which Should You Read?
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Cold as Ice
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Ellison Russell's life resembles a rollercoaster ride. And rollercoasters make her ill.Her daughter Grace has a crush on a boy Ellison doesn't trust and she's taken to hosting wild parties when Ellison goes out for the…
L'affaire Lerouge
“ON Thursday, the 6th of March, 1862, two days after Shrove Tuesday, five women of the village of Jonchere presented themselves at the bureau of police at Bougival.”
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Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival.
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The verdict
- Readers rate Cold as Ice highest: Cold as Ice 4.2 · L'affaire Lerouge 3.8.
- Cold as Ice is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for L'affaire Lerouge.
- L'affaire Lerouge has the widest readership — 635 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Cold as Ice | L'affaire Lerouge | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.8 (635) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (45) | — |
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Reception
| Cold as Ice | L'affaire Lerouge | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 45 | 635 |
| Editions | 3 | 148 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 1038 |
| Written reviews | — | 106 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2199 | — |
| Pages | 272 | 478 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Cold as Ice or L'affaire Lerouge?
Cold as Ice has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Cold as Ice 4.2/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Cold as Ice or L'affaire Lerouge?
Cold as Ice is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Cold as Ice (272 pages, ≈ 5 h 02 m); L'affaire Lerouge (478 pages, ≈ 8 h 51 m).
Which is harder to read: Cold as Ice or L'affaire Lerouge?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Cold as Ice: Moderate; L'affaire Lerouge: Challenging.