Scarcity vs The progress of Julius: Which Should You Read?
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Scarcity
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A teenage girl is kidnapped in Mexico City as a young boy in Afghanistan is wounded by artillery fire. A plane crashes in Florida while a man desperately waits for a new heart in Maryland. A senator’s daughter is…
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.
- Scarcity has the widest readership — 665 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Scarcity | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.0 (665) | — |
| Hardcover | 4.0 (1) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (105) | — |
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Reception
| Scarcity | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 665 | 2 |
| Editions | — | 21 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 521 | — |
| Reading it now | 217 | — |
| Written reviews | 46 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 2656 | — |
| Pages | 404 | 308 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Scarcity or The progress of Julius?
Scarcity has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Scarcity 4.0/5, The progress of Julius 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Scarcity 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); Scarcity (404 pages, ≈ 7 h 29 m).
Which is harder to read: Scarcity or The progress of Julius?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Scarcity: Moderate; The progress of Julius: Challenging.