Fear the Reaper vs The progress of Julius: Which Should You Read?
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Fear the Reaper
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After taking down a man wielding an AR-15 a small town winery, Rushmore McKenzie has to find out who, if anyone, was the shooter's target before he, or someone else, tries again. Once a police detective in St. Paul,…
The progress of Julius
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A chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier's third novel has lost none of its ability to unsettle and disturb. Julius Lévy has grown up in a peasant family in a village on the banks of the Seine. A quick-witted…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Fear the Reaper highest: Fear the Reaper 4.1 · The progress of Julius 3.9.
- Fear the Reaper has the widest readership — 21 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Fear the Reaper | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (21) | — |
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Reception
| Fear the Reaper | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 21 | 2 |
| Editions | — | 21 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Wikipedia attention | 15755 | — |
| Pages | 229 | 308 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Fear the Reaper or The progress of Julius?
Fear the Reaper has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Fear the Reaper 4.1/5, The progress of Julius 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Fear the Reaper or The progress of Julius?
Fear the Reaper is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Fear the Reaper (229 pages, ≈ 4 h 14 m); The progress of Julius (308 pages, ≈ 5 h 42 m).
Which is harder to read: Fear the Reaper or The progress of Julius?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Fear the Reaper: Moderate; The progress of Julius: Challenging.