Guaranteed to Bleed vs The Talleyrand Maxim: Which Should You Read?
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Guaranteed to Bleed
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With his dying breath, Bobby Lowell begs Ellison Russell, "Tell her I love her." Unable to refuse, Ellison struggles to find the girl the murdered boy loved. Too bad an epically bad blind date, a vindictive…
The Talleyrand Maxim
“Linford Pratt, senior clerk to Eldrick & Pascoe, solicitors, of Barford, a young man who earnestly desired to get on in life, by hook or by crook, with no objection whatever to crookedness, so long as it could be performed in safety and secrecy, had once during one of his periodical visit to the town Reference Library, lighted on a maxim of that other unscrupulous person, Prince Talleyrand, which”
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The “Talleyrand Maxim” holds that “With time and patience, the mulberry leaf is turned into satin.” The adage has the character of guidance for life for an ambitious legal clerk, Linford Pratt. Unlike most people, he…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Guaranteed to Bleed highest: Guaranteed to Bleed 4.5 · The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9.
- Guaranteed to Bleed has the widest readership — 463 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Guaranteed to Bleed | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.9 (180) |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (2) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (463) | 4.5 (13) |
Reception
| Guaranteed to Bleed | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 463 | 180 |
| Editions | 2 | 115 |
| Want to read | — | 102 |
| Reading it now | — | 28 |
| Written reviews | — | 30 |
| Pages | 286 | 195 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Guaranteed to Bleed or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Guaranteed to Bleed has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Guaranteed to Bleed 4.5/5, The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Guaranteed to Bleed or The Talleyrand Maxim?
The Talleyrand Maxim is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The Talleyrand Maxim (195 pages, ≈ 3 h 37 m); Guaranteed to Bleed (286 pages, ≈ 5 h 18 m).
Which is harder to read: Guaranteed to Bleed or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Guaranteed to Bleed: Moderate; The Talleyrand Maxim: Challenging.