Colour scheme vs Death and the Dancing Footman: Which Should You Read?
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Colour scheme
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Often regarded as her most interesting book and set on New Zealand's North Island, Ngaio Marsh herself considered this to be her best-written novel. It was a horrible death -- Maurice Questing was lured into a pool of…
Death and the Dancing Footman
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With the notion of bringing together the most bitter of enemies for his own amusement, a bored, mischievous millionaire throws a house party. As a brutal snowstorm strands the unhappy guests, the party receives a most…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Death and the Dancing Footman has the widest readership — 4537 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Colour scheme | Death and the Dancing Footman | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (4016) | 4.0 (4537) |
| Hardcover | 3.8 (12) | 3.9 (12) |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (47) | 4.5 (67) |
Reception
| Colour scheme | Death and the Dancing Footman | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4016 | 4537 |
| Editions | 33 | 35 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1304 | 1497 |
| Reading it now | 350 | 605 |
| Written reviews | 314 | 301 |
| Wikipedia attention | 231 | 207 |
| Pages | 288 | 331 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Colour scheme or Death and the Dancing Footman?
Death and the Dancing Footman has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Death and the Dancing Footman 4.0/5, Colour scheme 3.8/5).
Which is shorter to read: Colour scheme or Death and the Dancing Footman?
Colour scheme is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Colour scheme (288 pages, ≈ 5 h 20 m); Death and the Dancing Footman (331 pages, ≈ 6 h 08 m).
Which is harder to read: Colour scheme or Death and the Dancing Footman?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Colour scheme: Challenging; Death and the Dancing Footman: Challenging.