Pestilence vs The progress of Julius: Which Should You Read?
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Pestilence
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The bombing of an American Embassy in Africa pulls Special Agent Jack Randall out of his current doghouse status with the FBI and sends him on the trail of one of the worlds most wanted terrorist. While sifting through…
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
- Readers rate Pestilence highest: Pestilence 4.4 · The progress of Julius 3.9.
- Pestilence has the widest readership — 160 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Pestilence | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.5 (160) | — |
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Reception
| Pestilence | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 160 | 2 |
| Editions | — | 21 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Wikipedia attention | 1602 | — |
| Pages | 397 | 308 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Pestilence or The progress of Julius?
Pestilence has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Pestilence 4.4/5, The progress of Julius 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Pestilence or The progress of Julius?
The progress of Julius is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: The progress of Julius (308 pages, ≈ 5 h 42 m); Pestilence (397 pages, ≈ 7 h 21 m).
Which is harder to read: Pestilence or The progress of Julius?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Pestilence: Moderate; The progress of Julius: Challenging.