One, Two, Buckle My Shoe vs Taken at the Flood: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Détectives, Poirot, Hercule Poirot, Private investigators, English literature, Mystery
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
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The dentist was found with a blackened hole below his right temple. A pistol lay on the floor near his outflung right hand. Later, one of his patients was found dead from a lethal dose of local anaesthetic. A clear case…
Taken at the Flood
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A few weeks after marrying an attractive young widow, Gordon Cloade is tragically killed by a bomb blast in the London blitz. Overnight, the former Mrs. Underhay finds herself in sole possession of the Cloade family…
Side by side
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- One, Two, Buckle My Shoe has the widest readership — 47235 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| One, Two, Buckle My Shoe | Taken at the Flood | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.8 (47235) | — |
| Hardcover | 3.6 (106) | 3.6 (72) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (164) | 4.0 (32) |
Reception
| One, Two, Buckle My Shoe | Taken at the Flood | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 47235 | 72 |
| Editions | 104 | 85 |
| Citations | — | 20 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 22804 | — |
| Reading it now | 1285 | — |
| Written reviews | 3362 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2468 | 3190 |
| Pages | 201 | 226 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe or Taken at the Flood?
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe has the higher combined reader rating across sources (One, Two, Buckle My Shoe 3.8/5, Taken at the Flood 3.7/5).
Which is shorter to read: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe or Taken at the Flood?
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe (201 pages, ≈ 3 h 43 m); Taken at the Flood (226 pages, ≈ 4 h 11 m).
Which is harder to read: One, Two, Buckle My Shoe or Taken at the Flood?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — One, Two, Buckle My Shoe: Challenging; Taken at the Flood: Challenging.