Degree of guilt vs The final judgment: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Women lawyers, Trials, Legal stories, Fiction
Degree of guilt
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Christopher Paget is a trial lawyer with a famous past...Christopher Paget is a trial lawyer with a famous past: as a young investigator in Washington he unearthed a scandal that brought ruin to the President – and an…
The final judgment
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A woman lawyer returns to her family she has not seen for 20 years. She is Caroline Masters, the daughter of a New Hampshire judge, who agrees to defend her niece, accused of murder. All the ghosts from her past rise…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Degree of guilt has the widest readership — 10429 ratings behind its score.
- Degree of guilt runs the darker storyline; The final judgment stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Degree of guilt | The final judgment | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (10429) | 4.0 (5982) |
| Hardcover | 3.4 (5) | — |
| Google Books | 5.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (46) | 4.0 (86) |
Reception
| Degree of guilt | The final judgment | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 10429 | 5982 |
| Editions | 14 | 6 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 3793 | 2835 |
| Reading it now | 264 | 252 |
| Written reviews | 205 | 183 |
| Pages | 540 | 500 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Degree of guilt or The final judgment?
Degree of guilt has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Degree of guilt 4.0/5, The final judgment 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Degree of guilt or The final judgment?
The final judgment is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The final judgment (500 pages, ≈ 9 h 16 m); Degree of guilt (540 pages, ≈ 10 h 00 m).
Which is harder to read: Degree of guilt or The final judgment?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Degree of guilt: Moderate; The final judgment: Moderate.