Many Waters (Time Quintet #4) vs Mystery at Midnight: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Many Waters (Time Quintet #4) Many Waters (Time Quintet #4) Madeleine L'Engle · 1986 ★★★★☆ 4.0 310 pages · ≈ 5 h 44 m · Light
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Sandy and Dennys have always been the normal, run-of-the-mill ones in the extraodinary Murry family. They garden, make an occasional A in school, and play baseball. Nothing especially interesting has happened to the…

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Cover of Mystery at Midnight Mystery at Midnight Lisa M. Hendey · 2016 128 pages · ≈ 2 h 22 m · Moderate
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If there is one thing Katie never thought she would do, it was walk through something called the "Door of the Dead." During a class field trip to visit the monastery of the Poor Clares, Katie is unexpectedly swept up…

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The verdict

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How to choose

Scores by source

Many Waters (Time Quintet #4)Mystery at Midnight
Hardcover 3.8 (114) —
Apple Books 4.5 (102) —
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Reception

Many Waters (Time Quintet #4)Mystery at Midnight
Ratings 114 —
Editions 26 3
Pages 310 128
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Questions readers ask

Which is shorter to read: Many Waters (Time Quintet #4) or Mystery at Midnight?

Mystery at Midnight is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Mystery at Midnight (128 pages, ≈ 2 h 22 m); Many Waters (Time Quintet #4) (310 pages, ≈ 5 h 44 m).

Which is harder to read: Many Waters (Time Quintet #4) or Mystery at Midnight?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Many Waters (Time Quintet #4): Light; Mystery at Midnight: Moderate.

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