My Gun Is Quick vs The progress of Julius: Which Should You Read?
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My Gun Is Quick
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The second novel in Mickey Spillane's classic detective series starring hard-boiled private eye Mike Hammer. When a red-headed prostitue is killed in a hit-and-run "accident" Mike Hammer hunts down her killers…
The progress of Julius
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A chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier's third novel has lost none of its ability to unsettle and disturb. Julius Lévy has grown up in a peasant family in a village on the banks of the Seine. A quick-witted…
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- My Gun Is Quick is the quickest read — about 3 hours vs 5 for The progress of Julius.
- My Gun Is Quick has the widest readership — 1706 ratings behind its score.
- The progress of Julius reaches further in scholarship and criticism — cited 2 times.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| My Gun Is Quick | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.7 (1706) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.3 (3) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (38) | — |
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Reception
| My Gun Is Quick | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 1706 | 2 |
| Editions | 20 | 21 |
| Citations | 1 | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 722 | — |
| Reading it now | 109 | — |
| Written reviews | 188 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 198 | — |
| Pages | 174 | 308 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: My Gun Is Quick or The progress of Julius?
The progress of Julius has the higher combined reader rating across sources (The progress of Julius 3.9/5, My Gun Is Quick 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: My Gun Is Quick or The progress of Julius?
My Gun Is Quick is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: My Gun Is Quick (174 pages, ≈ 3 h 13 m); The progress of Julius (308 pages, ≈ 5 h 42 m).
Which is harder to read: My Gun Is Quick or The progress of Julius?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — My Gun Is Quick: Moderate; The progress of Julius: Challenging.
Have both books been made into films?
My Gun Is Quick: 1 film adaptation; The progress of Julius: no film adaptation on record.