La nuit du carrefour vs Les belles images: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: French fiction, Continental european fiction, Fiction
La nuit du carrefour
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A classic among Simenons, this is the story of Maigret's night vigil at the Three Widows' Crossroads, where the body of a Jewish diamond-merchant had been found. Pompous M. Michonnet, at one house, owned the car…
Les belles images
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"Non ; elle a crié tout haut. Pas Catherine. Je ne permettrai pas qu'on lui fasse ce qu'on m'a fait. Qu'a-t-on fait de moi ? Cette femme qui n'aime personne, insensible aux beautés du monde, incapable même de pleurer,…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Les belles images has the widest readership — 4052 ratings behind its score.
- La nuit du carrefour runs the darker storyline; Les belles images stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| La nuit du carrefour | Les belles images | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (3408) | 3.9 (4052) |
| Hardcover | — | 3.8 (4) |
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Reception
| La nuit du carrefour | Les belles images | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 3408 | 4052 |
| Editions | 28 | 41 |
| Citations | — | 14 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 1227 | 4405 |
| Reading it now | 259 | 190 |
| Written reviews | 364 | 347 |
| Wikipedia attention | 6 | 251 |
| Pages | 168 | 174 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: La nuit du carrefour or Les belles images?
Les belles images has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Les belles images 3.8/5, La nuit du carrefour 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: La nuit du carrefour or Les belles images?
La nuit du carrefour is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: La nuit du carrefour (168 pages, ≈ 3 h 07 m); Les belles images (174 pages, ≈ 3 h 13 m).
Which is harder to read: La nuit du carrefour or Les belles images?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — La nuit du carrefour: Challenging; Les belles images: Moderate.