No Roses for Harry! vs Strega: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Fiction
No Roses for Harry!
“Harry was a white dog with black spots.”
Harry the dog finds a graceful way to dispose of his new sweater with roses on it.
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Strega
Andrew Vachss's implacable private eye has a new client, Strega. She wants Burke to find an obscene photograph--and that search will take him into the ocean that flows just beneath the city, an ocean whose currents are…
The verdict
- Readers rate No Roses for Harry! highest: No Roses for Harry! 4.3 · Strega 4.0.
- No Roses for Harry! is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 5 for Strega.
- No Roses for Harry! has the widest readership — 9661 ratings behind its score.
- Strega runs the darker storyline; No Roses for Harry! stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Want a one-evening read?
No Roses for Harry!
≈ 1h vs 5h for Strega
Want the crowd-tested pick?
No Roses for Harry!
9661 ratings vs 2887 for Strega
In the mood for something dark?
Strega
a darker storyline than No Roses for Harry!
Want something lighter?
No Roses for Harry!
an easier tone than Strega
Scores by source
| No Roses for Harry! | Strega | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.3 (9661) | 4.0 (2887) |
| Hardcover | 4.1 (8) | 4.1 (7) |
| Apple Books | — | 5.0 (9) |
Reception
| No Roses for Harry! | Strega | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 9661 | 2887 |
| Editions | 15 | 14 |
| Citations | 9 | — |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 706 |
| Reading it now | — | 30 |
| Written reviews | — | 120 |
| Wikipedia attention | 329 | 179 |
| Pages | 32 | 293 |