Fanny vs The daffodil murder: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Young women, England, Fiction
Fanny
“I, Fanny Hackabout-Jones, having been blest with long Life, which makes e'en the Harshest Events of Youth pale to Insignificance or, i'faith, appear as Comedies, do write this History of my Life and Adventures as a Testament for my only Daughter, Belinda.”
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"Jong . . . filled a gap in the great tradition of the picaresque novel. . . . Linguistically, "Fanny" is a tower of strength. . . . Jong has gone farther than Joyce."--Anthony Burgess, "Saturday Review."
The daffodil murder
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Ein Londoner Geschaftsmann entla©t seineAngestellte fristlos. Kurze Zeit spater liegter erschossen im Gras des Hyde Park ...
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The verdict
- Readers rate Fanny highest: Fanny 3.7 · The daffodil murder 3.4.
- The daffodil murder is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for Fanny.
- The daffodil murder has the widest readership — 832 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Fanny | The daffodil murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (9) | 3.4 (832) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2) | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 3.5 (15) | — |
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Reception
| Fanny | The daffodil murder | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 15 | 832 |
| Editions | 13 | 137 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 9 | 461 |
| Written reviews | — | 95 |
| Wikipedia attention | 915 | — |
| Pages | 505 | 261 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Fanny or The daffodil murder?
Fanny has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Fanny 3.7/5, The daffodil murder 3.4/5).
Which is shorter to read: Fanny or The daffodil murder?
The daffodil murder is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The daffodil murder (261 pages, ≈ 4 h 50 m); Fanny (505 pages, ≈ 9 h 21 m).
Which is harder to read: Fanny or The daffodil murder?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Fanny: Moderate; The daffodil murder: Challenging.