Dead Men Tell No Tales vs The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Mystery
Dead Men Tell No Tales
“Nothing is so easy as falling in love on a long sea voyage, except falling out of love.”
More
The classic story ties together themes of adventure and romance. Hornung's traditional writing style is incredibly descriptive and can be often relaxing to read. The story of Dead Men Tell No Tales doesn't rush but…
The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin
More
In Regency England, the eccentric Colebrook sisters are amateur detectives who use their wits and invisibility as “old maids” to fight injustice in this delightful and fiercely feminist novel of mystery and adventure…
Side by side
The verdict
- Readers rate The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin highest: The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin 4.2 · Dead Men Tell No Tales 3.2.
- Dead Men Tell No Tales is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 8 for The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin.
- The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin has the widest readership — 7988 ratings behind its score.
Affiliate links: we may earn a commission on purchases.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Dead Men Tell No Tales | The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.1 (157) | 4.2 (7988) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.2 (13) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (35) |
| Check price → | Check price → |
Reception
| Dead Men Tell No Tales | The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 157 | 7988 |
| Editions | 128 | — |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 151 | 19924 |
| Reading it now | 18 | 586 |
| Written reviews | 26 | 1101 |
| Wikipedia attention | 109 | — |
| Pages | 217 | 465 |
| Check price → | Check price → |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Dead Men Tell No Tales or The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin?
The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin 4.2/5, Dead Men Tell No Tales 3.2/5).
Which is shorter to read: Dead Men Tell No Tales or The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin?
Dead Men Tell No Tales is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Dead Men Tell No Tales (217 pages, ≈ 4 h 01 m); The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin (465 pages, ≈ 8 h 37 m).
Which is harder to read: Dead Men Tell No Tales or The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Dead Men Tell No Tales: Challenging; The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin: Moderate.