Scared to Death vs The progress of Julius: Which Should You Read?
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Scared to Death
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“If you want to see your daughter alive again, listen carefully.” When the body of a snatched schoolgirl is found in an abandoned biosciences building, the case is first treated as a kidnapping gone wrong.  But…
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.
- The progress of Julius is the quickest read — about 5 hours vs 8 for Scared to Death.
- Scared to Death has the widest readership — 347 ratings behind its score.
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How to choose
Scores by source
| Scared to Death | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 3.9 (5) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (347) | — |
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Reception
| Scared to Death | The progress of Julius | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 347 | 2 |
| Editions | — | 21 |
| Citations | — | 2 |
| Wikipedia attention | 83 | — |
| Pages | 448 | 308 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Scared to Death or The progress of Julius?
Scared to Death has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Scared to Death 4.0/5, The progress of Julius 3.9/5).
Which is shorter to read: Scared to Death 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); Scared to Death (448 pages, ≈ 8 h 18 m).
Which is harder to read: Scared to Death or The progress of Julius?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Scared to Death: Moderate; The progress of Julius: Challenging.