L'affaire Lerouge vs Only the Good Die Young: Which Should You Read?
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L'affaire Lerouge
“ON Thursday, the 6th of March, 1862, two days after Shrove Tuesday, five women of the village of Jonchere presented themselves at the bureau of police at Bougival.”
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Le jeudi 6 mars 1862, surlendemain du Mardi gras, cinq femmes du village de La Jonchere se presentaient au bureau de police de Bougival.
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Only the Good Die Young
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"Only the Good Die Young" is a song written and recorded by Billy Joel from his fifth studio album The Stranger (1977), released in 1978 as its third of four singles.
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The verdict
- Readers rate Only the Good Die Young highest: Only the Good Die Young 4.3 · L'affaire Lerouge 3.8.
- L'affaire Lerouge has the widest readership — 635 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| L'affaire Lerouge | Only the Good Die Young | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 4.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.5 (49) |
Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | Only the Good Die Young | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 49 |
| Editions | 148 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1038 | — |
| Written reviews | 106 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 2295 |
| Pages | 478 | — |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: L'affaire Lerouge or Only the Good Die Young?
Only the Good Die Young has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Only the Good Die Young 4.3/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).