Just the Nicest Couple vs The Talleyrand Maxim: Which Should You Read?
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Just the Nicest Couple
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Jake Hayes is missing. This much is certain. At first, his wife, Nina, thinks he is blowing off steam at a friend’s house after their heated fight the night before. But then a day goes by. Two days. Five. And Jake is…
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 The Talleyrand Maxim highest: The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9 · Just the Nicest Couple 3.6.
- The Talleyrand Maxim is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 9 for Just the Nicest Couple.
- Just the Nicest Couple has the widest readership — 249342 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Just the Nicest Couple | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.6 (249342) | 3.9 (180) |
| Hardcover | 3.2 (103) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (3647) | 4.5 (13) |
Reception
| Just the Nicest Couple | The Talleyrand Maxim | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 249342 | 180 |
| Editions | 3 | 115 |
| Want to read | 140400 | 102 |
| Reading it now | 14655 | 28 |
| Written reviews | 19818 | 30 |
| Pages | 495 | 195 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Just the Nicest Couple or The Talleyrand Maxim?
The Talleyrand Maxim has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Talleyrand Maxim 3.9/5, Just the Nicest Couple 3.6/5).
Which is shorter to read: Just the Nicest Couple 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); Just the Nicest Couple (495 pages, ≈ 9 h 10 m).
Which is harder to read: Just the Nicest Couple or The Talleyrand Maxim?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Just the Nicest Couple: Moderate; The Talleyrand Maxim: Challenging.