Death in the Clouds vs The Labours of Hercules: Which Should You Read?
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Death in the Clouds
From seat number nine, Hercule Poirot is almost ideally placed to observe his fellow air travelers on this short flight from Paris to London. Over to his right sits a pretty young woman, clearly infatuated with the man…
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The Labours of Hercules
The Labours of Hercules is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1947. It features Belgian detective Hercule Poirot, and gives an account of…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- The Labours of Hercules has the widest readership — 33728 ratings behind its score.
- Death in the Clouds runs the darker storyline; The Labours of Hercules stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Death in the Clouds | The Labours of Hercules | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (4800) | 3.8 (33728) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (192) | 3.6 (87) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (52) | 4.5 (14) |
Reception
| Death in the Clouds | The Labours of Hercules | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4800 | 33728 |
| Editions | 107 | 89 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 30422 | 20793 |
| Reading it now | — | 1253 |
| Written reviews | 4800 | 2236 |
| Wikipedia attention | 2820 | 3359 |
| Pages | 254 | 258 |