L'affaire Lerouge vs The Name of the Rose: 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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The Name of the Rose
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Now available in a deluxe edition featuring never-before-seen illustrations by the author: the beloved internationally bestselling historical mystery about a brilliant monk called upon to solve a series of baffling…
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The verdict
- Readers rate The Name of the Rose highest: The Name of the Rose 4.1 · L'affaire Lerouge 3.8.
- The Name of the Rose has the widest readership — 406022 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| L'affaire Lerouge | The Name of the Rose | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (635) | 4.1 (406022) |
| Hardcover | — | 4.1 (778) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (52) |
Reception
| L'affaire Lerouge | The Name of the Rose | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 635 | 406022 |
| Editions | 148 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 1038 | 403945 |
| Reading it now | — | 21757 |
| Written reviews | 106 | 16778 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 23872 |
| Pages | 478 | — |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: L'affaire Lerouge or The Name of the Rose?
The Name of the Rose has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The Name of the Rose 4.1/5, L'affaire Lerouge 3.8/5).