Q Is for Quarry vs The Man Who Was Thursday: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Novela de misterio, Ficción, Mystery, Fiction

Cover of Q Is for Quarry

Q Is for Quarry Sue Grafton · 2002 ★★★★☆ 4.0 385 pages · ≈ 7 h 08 m · Moderate Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Man Who Was Thursday

The Man Who Was Thursday Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1908 ★★★★☆ 3.8 114 pages · ≈ 2 h 07 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 4.0 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.
The Man Who Was Thursday is the quicker read — about 2 hours vs 7 for Q Is for Quarry.
Q Is for Quarry is the easier read (Moderate), The Man Who Was Thursday more demanding (Challenging).

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