Friends Though Divided vs The Rose Code: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: England, Friendship, Fiction
Friends Though Divided
“It was a pleasant afternoon in the month of July, 1642, when three young people sat together on a shady bank at the edge of a wood some three miles from Oxford.”
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My dear lads: Although so long a time has elapsed since the great civil war in England, men are still almost as much divided as they were then as to the merits of the quarrel, almost as warm partisans of the one side or…
The Rose Code
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Don’t miss the thrilling new novel from Kate Quinn, The Briar Club“The reigning queen of historical fiction” — Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Lions of Fifth…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Rose Code highest: The Rose Code 4.4 · Friends Though Divided 3.7.
- The Rose Code has the widest readership — 33597 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Friends Though Divided | The Rose Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (154) | 4.4 (33597) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | 4.3 (206) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (3541) |
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Reception
| Friends Though Divided | The Rose Code | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 154 | 33597 |
| Editions | 56 | 7 |
| Want to read | 156 | 430780 |
| Reading it now | 29 | — |
| Written reviews | 5 | 33597 |
| Pages | 332 | 400 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Friends Though Divided or The Rose Code?
The Rose Code has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Rose Code 4.4/5, Friends Though Divided 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: Friends Though Divided or The Rose Code?
Friends Though Divided is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Friends Though Divided (332 pages, ≈ 6 h 09 m); The Rose Code (400 pages, ≈ 7 h 24 m).
Which is harder to read: Friends Though Divided or The Rose Code?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Friends Though Divided: Challenging; The Rose Code: Moderate.