Madam, Will You Talk? vs The scapegoat: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: France, Travel, Thriller, Fiction
Madam, Will You Talk?
“THE WHOLE affair began so very quietly.”
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Widow Charity Selborne had been greatly looking forward to her driving holiday through France with her old friend Louise - long, leisurely days under the hot sun, enjoying the beauty of the parched Provencal landscape.…
The scapegoat
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Someone jolted my elbow as I drank and said, 'Je vous demande pardon, ' and as I moved to give him space he turned and stared at me and I at him, and I realized, with a strange sense of shock and fear and nausea all…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Madam, Will You Talk? is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 6 for The scapegoat.
- The scapegoat has the widest readership — 15356 ratings behind its score.
- The scapegoat runs the darker storyline; Madam, Will You Talk? stays the lighter read.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Madam, Will You Talk? | The scapegoat | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (8649) | 4.0 (15356) |
| Hardcover | 3.7 (10) | 4.3 (30) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (98) | 4.0 (9) |
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Reception
| Madam, Will You Talk? | The scapegoat | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 8649 | 15356 |
| Editions | 25 | 63 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 4443 | 21780 |
| Reading it now | 528 | 975 |
| Written reviews | 842 | 1903 |
| Wikipedia attention | 305 | 1775 |
| Pages | 224 | 351 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Madam, Will You Talk? or The scapegoat?
Madam, Will You Talk? has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Madam, Will You Talk? 4.1/5, The scapegoat 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Madam, Will You Talk? or The scapegoat?
Madam, Will You Talk? is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Madam, Will You Talk? (224 pages, ≈ 4 h 09 m); The scapegoat (351 pages, ≈ 6 h 30 m).
Which is harder to read: Madam, Will You Talk? or The scapegoat?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Madam, Will You Talk?: Moderate; The scapegoat: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
Madam, Will You Talk?: no film adaptation on record; The scapegoat: 4 film adaptations.