Cold as Ice vs The Talleyrand Maxim: 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…
The Talleyrand Maxim
“Linford Pratt, senior clerk to Eldrick & Pascoe, solicitors, of Barford, a young man who earnestly desired to get on in life, by hook or by crook, with no objection whatever to crookedness, so long as it could be performed in safety and secrecy, had once during one of his periodical visit to the town Reference Library, lighted on a maxim of that other unscrupulous person, Prince Talleyrand, which”
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The “Talleyrand Maxim” holds that “With time and patience, the mulberry leaf is turned into satin.” The adage has the character of guidance for life for an ambitious legal clerk, Linford Pratt. Unlike most people, he…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Cold as Ice highest: Cold as Ice 4.2 · The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9.
- The Talleyrand Maxim has the widest readership — 180 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Cold as Ice | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (180) |
| Google Books | 3.0 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (45) | 4.5 (13) |
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Reception
| Cold as Ice | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 45 | 180 |
| Editions | 3 | 115 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 102 |
| Reading it now | — | 28 |
| Written reviews | — | 30 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2199 | — |
| Pages | 272 | 195 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Cold as Ice or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Cold as Ice has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Cold as Ice 4.2/5, The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Cold as Ice or The Talleyrand Maxim?
The Talleyrand Maxim is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Talleyrand Maxim (195 pages, ≈ 3 h 37 m); Cold as Ice (272 pages, ≈ 5 h 02 m).
Which is harder to read: Cold as Ice or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Cold as Ice: Moderate; The Talleyrand Maxim: Challenging.